Latvia

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a welcoming ceremony in Presidential Courtyard, Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 10, 2024.
Ukraine
Zelenskiy visits Baltic states to rally support for Ukraine
In eastern Latvia, the closer you get to the Russian border, the more monuments to fallen Soviet soldiers you’ll find.
Ukraine
As war rages on in Ukraine, some ethnic Russians in Latvia say they feel marginalized
Cars line up to cross from Latvia into Russia
Borders
Desperate Ukrainians crossing into Latvia while Russians are blocked
Traditional firewood and pressed sawdust bricks used to be a cheap way to heat your home in Latvia. But with inflation and soaring demand, wood heat has tripled in cost so far this year — and winter hasn't yet begun.
Energy
Latvians brace for harsh winter under new austerity measures to lessen dependency on Russian energy
Russian state-owned television station RT logo is seen through a window with caution tape in front of a building
Media
Baltic ban on Kremlin-tied RT step toward dismantling ‘machinery of disinformation,’ says media expert
A row of multi-colored woolen skirts
Community
For these Latvian Americans, summer is for learning about their roots
Kalman Aron began sketching when he was 3 years old. He's now 93, and says if he didn't still paint and draw every day he would "die of boredom."
Arts
For over 90 years, this Holocaust survivor’s art has kept him alive
Lithuanian soldiers during military exercises in Rapina, Estonia.
Conflict
Unease in the Baltics as US allies watch Trump praise Putin
Vladimir Linderman is the former publisher of a Soviet Era pornographic and satire magazine that pushed for LBGT rights. He's now in Latvia trying to curb them.
Global Politics
Six reasons to read BuzzFeed’s story about the man who says he led a sexual revolution in the USSR
The World in Words
A Call for English Only at the European Union
Business, Economics and Jobs
Little Enthusiasm for Latvia’s Euro Effort
Latvia’s Love Canal
Arts, Culture & Media
Latvian Nazi unit commemorated
Global Politics
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