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Articles with tag "Latvia"

baltic espionage

Latvia Arrests Spy Working for Russia

The suspect is accused of trying to recruit a secret service officer to spy for Moscow.
off the air

Latvia Bans 9 Russian TV Stations Over Ties to Sanctioned Billionaire

Yury Kovalchuk, a banker close to President Vladimir Putin, has been on the EU blacklist since 2014.
face charges

Russia Seeks Extradition of Journalist From Latvia

The Rosbalt reporter is accused of defamation by oligarch Alisher Usmanov.
Out of options

Russian Migrant Goes On Hunger Strike Against Latvian Residency Exam

Kirill Ivanov went on hunger strike after Latvia refused to grant a medical exemption to his mother-in-law for a residency exam.
Ethnic divide

Was the Mayor of Latvia’s Capital Ousted Because He Was Corrupt, or Russian?

The case has exposed rifts between the Baltic nation’s Latvian and Russian-speaking communities.
build the wall

Latvia Builds Barbed Wire Fence on Russian Border to Combat Migration

The 2.7-meter-tall fence alternates between sensor-based systems and surveillance camera zones.
Latvia

Moscow Appeals to OSCE Over Latvia's 'Genocidal' Language Reforms

Latvia's school language reforms “might lead to increase in ethnic tensions," Russia's representative warned.
Latvia

Russia Threatens Retaliation Over Latvia’s Expulsion of Journalists

Latvian authorities expelled the journalists for posing a threat to national security.
Corruption

Latvian Financier Reportedly Acted as Go-Between in Russian Loan for Le Pen

According to the Riga-based investigative journalism project “Re:Baltica,” a Latvian financier named Vilis Dambins reportedly acted as a go-between...
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