Latvia

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Latvia has faced economic challenges due to its support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, with its prime minister requesting €7 billion from the EU to cover defense and economic costs. The country has reported incidents of drones entering its airspace from Belarus, prompting NATO involvement in intercepting them. Latvia has also implemented restrictions on Russian goods, including confectionery, and considered border closures with Belarus amid security concerns.

Events

• Russia Protests Latvia Over Pensioner Staff Demand
• Ukrainian drone flies through Poland, explodes in Lithuania
• Revolut suffers global service outage
• Google Cloud outage disrupts Revolut and UK services
• Belarus bans imports from Latvia
• Italy cuts visa processing time for Russians to 45 days
• Zakharova Tells Latvian PM to Watch TV on EU Threats
• Lithuania, Latvia issue air alerts over drone
• Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania after attack on Saint Petersburg
• Zakharova tells Latvian PM to watch TV on real threats

Recent coverage

• Media revealed the size of Latvia's national debt per person — Вести
• Russia prepares new diversions to destabilize Europe, warns Ukrainian intelligence — DW Главное
• Latvia decided to isolate itself from the Russian Federation and Belarus with ditches and "dragon's teeth" — Вести
• Latvia began checking all grain cargo from Russia and Belarus — Коммерсантъ
• Moscow Declares Protest to Latvia Regarding Demand for Dismissal of Embassy Staff in Riga — ЭХО / Новости
• Latvia's temporary consul general Krasovska summoned to Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Вечерняя Москва
• Russian Foreign Ministry summoned temporary agent of Latvia — Коммерсантъ
• Temporary Consular Officer of Latvia Called to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protest Declared Against Her — Интерфакс
• On October 21, Latvia's temporary consul R. Krasovska was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a firm protest was declared in response to Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands to dismiss all staff of the social services department at the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Riga, which puts at risk pension and social security for nearly six thousand military personnel residing on the territory of the Republic of Latvia — МИД России
• Latvia's temporary envoy was summoned Wednesday at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the diplomatic service reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Temporary consul of Latvia summoned at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Вести
• Latvia's temporary envoy was summoned Wednesday at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the diplomatic service reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• In Latvia, concerts of 'undesirable' Haddaway and Dr. Alban are cancelled due to ties with Russia — Фонтанка
• Google Cloud malfunction: dozens of services unavailable, including Revolut bank In the morning on Tuesday, October 20... — BBC News Русская служба
• Europe's largest digital bank left millions of clients without payments due to Google 'cloud' outage — The Moscow Times
• Tusk demanded explanations from Kyiv over drone that flew over Poland — Ведомости
• Google Cloud malfunction: dozens of services unavailable, including Revolut bank — BBC News Русская служба
• Dummy Firing — Рыбарь
• Global outage at Revolut: users in the UK, Germany and Latvia cannot use bank services — BBC News Русская служба
• EU wants to completely stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Latvian Prime Minister Andris... has called for it. — Первый Московский