The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from ...

The Latvian parliament voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing ...

The prime minister of Latvia, Ivars Godmanis, said the expulsion would not affect relations with Russia, according to Latvia's National News Agency. The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS carried news ...

Terrific Show of Force: Sweden Deploys to Latvia, Strengthening NATO’s Eastern Flank Compared to systems like the U.S. Stinger (8-kilometer range) or Russia’s 9K38 Igla-S, the RBS 70 NG offers ...

Latvia is the first country to formally withdraw from the treaty but Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland, all of whom also border Russia, have said they plan to exit it due to the military ...

Latvia's Parliament Agrees to Exit Landmines Treaty Amid Potential Russia Threat HELSINKI (Reuters) - The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention ...