Three friends (Janis, Zigis and Ricards) serve for the Latvian Legion during the Second World War. Zigis dies trying to join the Soviet side later in the war. Twenty years later Janis and Ricards meet ...

In 1944 Estonia, a fratricide war ensues when Estonians of the retreating German forces fight against Estonians conscripted into the advancing Soviet Red Army.

Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been ...

A pause in the Ukraine war will allow Russia to rebuild its forces in preparation for an attack on NATO and European nations within five years, Latvia’s security service warned Monday.

For centuries, Latvians have enjoyed a potent herbal liqueur with nearly two dozen ingredients. Learn the history and secrets ...

A month after Latvia hosted a major multinational NATO operation on the alliance's eastern flank, the country's former prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, spoke to Morning Edition about new signals ...

Latvia's Foreign Minister warns that Russian ... The three Baltic states were occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II and fell under Soviet control after the war. Like Ukraine, they became ...

UNITED NATIONS — Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian ... The three Baltic states were occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II and fell under Soviet control after the war.

This is stated in a report by the Latvian Constitutional Protection Bureau, the Delfi news portal reports. The likelihood of such a development is low, since there is “strong public opposition” in the ...

Source: Latvia's Constitution Protection Bureau, a Latvian counterintelligence service, as reported by European Pravda, citing Delfi, a Baltic states news website Details: In its annual performance ...