Latvia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Latvia and Russia. Latvia has an embassy in Moscow, [1] and the Russia has an embassy in Riga. Both Russia and Latvia are members of UN and OSCE. They have recognized each other since 1991.

Mar 25, 2024 · Congress passed military and defense support for Latvia, along with their neighbors and fellow NATO allies Estonia and Lithuania. To discuss this concern, we're joined now by Latvia's minister...

In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). [1] .

Mar 21, 2023 · Latvia, a small country on the Baltic Sea with just over 1.8 million people, has recently passed a spate of laws to reduce Russia’s influence in the former Soviet nation. Lawmakers hope the...

Sep 9, 2024 · A Russian military drone which crashed in Latvia on Saturday carried explosives that were likely to have been intended for Ukraine when it strayed into its air space, Latvian officials said on...

Sep 8, 2024 · Latvia and Romania—both member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—reported over the weekend that Russian drones invaded their airspace. According to Latvia's Ministry of...

Mar 20, 2022 · The Kremlin and its agitprop machine has been trying to use the putative grievances of Latvia’s large Russian-speaking population to undermine the country’s democratically elected...

Oct 18, 2024 · Latvia is ramping up its defence measures in response to a potential Russian invasion, with security taking centre stage at this year’s Riga Conference. Nearly 1,000 days after Russia's...

Sep 4, 2022 · Latvia, a member of NATO and the European Union, has pushed for a strong global response to Russia's war in Ukraine. The country's 180-mile border with Russia has become tense as a result.

Mar 24, 2023 · Violation of human rights and proceedings against civil society are not the right response to the crisis, yet it has to be recognized that Latvia faces an unprecedented challenge: nine years after Russia started its hybrid attack against Ukraine by sending unmarked soldiers across its Eastern border, an unfriendly regime is using human ...