Latvia will close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus due to the ongoing Minsk-engineered migrant crisis, the Latvian government announced on Sept. 19. Latvia has suspended the ...

The Latvian government intends to extend the enhanced border regime on the border with Belarus for another six months, until 30 June 2026, Latvian media report, citing a draft order submitted to the ...

The Latvian State Border Guard will ask the government to close the Silene border crossing with Belarus after a record number of people tried to illegally cross last week, the Latvian Radio reported ...

Latvia has been beefing up its security measures along the Belarusian border since the arrival of the Wagner mercenary group fighters. Riga has also accused Minsk of helping migrants enter Latvia ...

Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in the wake of Putin’s unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

EADaily, November 25th, 2025. Vilnius and Riga plan to give a "coordinated response to hybrid attacks by Belarus." This was ...

The Latvian government plans to extend the enhanced border protection regime introduced in connection with illegal migration ...

Since January 1st, 2025, 207,334 foreign citizens from 38 countries included in the visa-free list visited Belarus, most coming from ...

MINSK, 16 May (BelTA) - Belarus and Latvia will expand cooperation in forestry, Deputy Forestry Minister of Belarus Leonid Demyanik said at the seminar "Belarus-Latvia. Business and prospects for ...

Latvia will soon close several border checkpoints along its frontiers with Russia and Belarus, in a preemptive step to avoid ...

Latvia prevented 246 people from illegally crossing from neighboring Belarus on September 10 -- a 24-hour record, the Latvian Border Guard said on September 11. According to the Border Guard, 472 ...

Latvian authorities bolstered security at the border with Belarus as the Baltic nation accused its eastern neighbor of organizing migrant crossings over the frontier. The Latvian State Border Guard ...