Latvia Ranked as Top Global Travel Destination
byLatvia and Estonia have both been ranked on top travel destination lists by travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.Ranked #5 in it’s 2016 overall Best…
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Baltic Documentary Film Series Launches Stanford University
byThe history and culture of the Baltic countries will be featured in a series of film screenings, featuring movies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania…
Kremlin Creating Military Unit To Combat History
byThe Russian Defence Ministry has announced that it will create a unit within the Russian Armed Forces tasked with combating “falsifications” of Soviet history. Over the past…
US Presidential Candidates on Russia, Ukraine and The Baltics
byRussia is now waging its summer offensive at the Ukrainian front. It was a year and a half ago that Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea…
NATO Fighters Scrambled 12 Times to Escort Russian Warplanes
byThe Latvian National Armed Forces issued a statement on Wednesday that NATO Air Policing jets were scrambled twelve times to intercept Russian warplanes that…
Kuldīga: Latvia’s Most Latvian Town
byWill Mawhood follows up his visit to Latvia’s most Russian city, Daugavpils, with a visit to one of its most Latvian, Kuldiga, for UpNorth…
Annexations Real and Imaginary
bySeventy-five years ago today, Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Wells declared that the United States would not recognize as legitimate the forcible annexation…
Kremlin Investigating Legitimacy of Baltic Independence
byThe Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has started an investigation into the legitimacy of the independence of the Baltic states after a request was submitted…
United Russia Deputies Question Baltic Independence
byRussia’s Rain TV reports that Deputies from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, have sent a letter to Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, asking his…
Baltic States Consider Joint Air Defense System
byDefense ministers for the three Baltic states have discussed plans to develop a joint air defense system. The ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania…