RIGA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Latvian government on Tuesday approved the Interior Ministry's proposal to restrict pedestrian access at three crossing points along the Russian and Belarusian ...

Latvia’s parliament has passed ... and that of their close relatives During discussions in parliament, lawmakers made it clear that the law is primarily aimed at Russian and Belarusian citizens. The ...

The State Border Guard of Latvia intends to ask the government to close partially the only operating border crossing point on the border with Belarus. It's about the checkpoint ‘Paternieki,’ which is ...

but needed the agreement from other border nations, so Russia could not just "go around" Belarus and through Poland or Latvia. "We hold that Latvians and Estonians will move in the same direction ...

Quitting the treaty would give Finland more options in adjusting to "changes in the security environment," one leader said.

Latvia and Estonia said Tuesday they are abandoning the 1997 Ottawa convention treaty outlawing the use of anti-personnel landmines (APL) amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least ...

Salacgriva lies less than 20 kilometers from the Estonian border. The A1 (E67/Via Baltica ... and authorities plan to reinforce control of freight vehicles in the near future. The temporary bridge ...

At least half the estimated 600,000 Russian troops believed to be in Ukraine would likely be sent to the borders of Estonia, Latvia ... scale military exercises close to NATO’s Baltic borders ...