Representatives of BELPOL visited Latvia on a working visit and held a briefing at the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.…
Belarusian border guards have built a fence along the Belarusian-Latvian border, creating a buffer zone for migrants, Latvian Crisis Management…
The Latvian government plans to introduce a 300% tariff on the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvia. The…
Latvia’s Ministry of Transport has proposed that the government completely halt all passenger transport to Belarus and Russia in 2027.…
Border guards at the Bieniakoni checkpoint detained a 49-year-old Latvian citizen who tried to bring a narcotic substance into Belarus…
The Latvian government has extended the Vilkatis operation aimed at combating illegal migration on the country's eastern border for another…
A drone carrying Belarusian cigarettes flew into Latvia. Latvian border guards intercepted the shipment before the smugglers could retrieve it.…
Head of the Latvian State Border Guard Guntis Pujāts believes that both underground tunnels discovered on the Latvia-Belarus border and…
Latvia will ban the import of a number of goods from Belarus and Russia starting Sept. 1. The Latvian government…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs visited the Latvian-Belarusian border on Aug. 17. He familiarized himself with the current situation at the border,…
The drone shot down over Latvian territory on Friday flew in from Belarus, Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis said in an…
The Latvian government approved amendments to the Agricultural Development Law. They provide for a further expansion of the ban on…
Latvia has resumed traffic through the Pāternieki (Hryharoushchyna) border crossing on the Belarus-Latvia border. “We inform you that the technical…
Latvia has expanded the list of products whose import from Belarus and Russia is prohibited. The relevant amendments were approved…
Latvia will not close the Pāternieki (Hryharoushchyna) border crossing on the Belarus-Latvia border. The decision was made by the country's…
Latvia’s Ministry of Interior has proposed that the government suspend operations at the only functioning border crossing on the Latvian-Belarusian…
Belarus's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement following the suspension of operations at Latvia's Pāternieki border crossing on…
The Latvian government has decided to extend the enhanced security regime along the Latvian-Belarusian border through Dec. 31, 2026. The…
(updated) The border between Latvia and Belarus has been closed "due to technical reasons." Latvian Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava announced…
A group of 20 officers from Lithuania's State Border Guard Service, accompanied by four service dogs, will travel to Latvia…
Estonian police have detained 32 foreign nationals over the past three days in connection with the migration flow from Belarus…
Latvia sees no need for road signs displaying the names of destinations in Belarus and Russia, Latvian Transport Minister Rihards…
Latvia’s honorary consulate in Sloviansk was destroyed in a Russian strike on July 24. Two staff members were injured. Honorary…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said the country’s National Security Council had approved new measures to strengthen the Latvian-Belarusian border. The announcement…
On July 23, the Latvian Saeima adopted in the final reading amendments to the law on support for the civilian…
The Latvian Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case against officials of Belarus' border service. "On July 15, 2026,…
Lithuanian and Latvian Presidents Gitanas Nausėda and Edgars Rinkēvičs described the restoration of border controls between the two countries as…
Latvia plans to ban imports of a number of goods produced in Belarus and Russia. The government today approved corresponding…
Lithuania's State Border Guard Service has sent a second group of border guards to assist their Latvian colleagues. Nine Lithuanian…
Lithuania's new interior minister, Martynas Katelynas, has not ruled out introducing temporary controls on the border with Latvia. The aim…
Chief of the Latvian State Border Guard Guntis Pujats believes that Latvia is currently the main target of the hybrid…
Latvian border guards used warning shots while detaining migrants who had illegally crossed the Belarusian-Latvian border and the couriers transporting…
A record number of attempts to cross the border from Belarus into Latvia illegally was recorded on July 1. A…
Lithuania's State Border Guard Service is deploying another mission to Latvia from July 1. Nine Lithuanian border guards will assist…
Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič has decided to strengthen measures at the country's internal borders to improve the management of…
On June 6, Latvian border guards discovered a weather balloon in Augšdaugava Municipality. Attached to the balloon was a package…
French fighter jets patrolling Latvian airspace have shot down a drone for the first time, the country's National Armed Forces…
Latvian border guards on Friday turned back 67 migrants who were attempting to cross the border from Belarus. During the…
An unmanned aerial vehicle fell into Lake Drīdzis in Kombuļi Parish of Krāslava Municipality in Latvia and exploded, Delfi reports.…
At 9:17 on May 20, an air raid alert was declared in three areas of Latvia — Ludza, Krāslava and…
This morning, at around 06:00, Latvia reported a possible threat in the country’s airspace over the Alūksne, Balvi, Krāslava, Ludza…
In Latvia, a migrant smuggler triggered a police chase and rammed a border guards’ vehicle, the Latvian Border Guard Service…
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa has submitted her resignation to the Saeima. This was reported by LSM. “My goal was…
Poland’s Border Guard said that nearly 20 attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarus were recorded on 13…
Latvia’s Ministry of Transport has drafted amendments предусматривающие a complete ban on regular international passenger bus services to Russia and…
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said he takes responsibility for the incident involving drones entering Latvian airspace from Russia. He…
Two drones crashed in Latvia overnight after entering the country’s airspace from Russia. Several UAV incursions were recorded in total.…
The Latvian Saeima has approved in the first reading amendments to a law providing for a ban on firearm ownership…
On Sunday, April 26, Latvian border guards recovered a raft carrying cigarettes from the Daugava River that had drifted from…
Lithuanian border guards on Sunday recorded attempts by 50 migrants to cross the border from Belarus. This is the highest…