Latvia

This year's Crimean Platform Parliamentary Summit will be held in Latvia, said Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Latvia became the first EU country to impose restrictions on agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, banning their imports until July 2025.

The Canadian military demonstrated how they are training Ukrainian deminers to safely detect and defuse enemy mines as part of Operation UNIFIER.

Ukraine's ambassador to the EU has called for a ban on the sale of Russian agricultural products in the European Union to help ease tensions among European farmers.

German authorities have exposed a large Russian-Eurasian money laundering network that transferred tens of millions of euros through shell companies.

Ukraine seeks to expand its military drone coalition with allies to more than 20 countries to supply more drones, cooperate on technology, and strengthen its armed forces against changing enemy tactics.

The Ministry of Defense presented Ukraine's needs for the development of an unmanned coalition to the military attaches of partner countries and asked them to support the financing of Ukrainian drone production.

The Baltic foreign ministers condemned russia's plans to hold presidential "elections" in the occupied Ukrainian territories, saying they violate Ukraine's sovereignty and international law.

The new members of the Donor Coordination Platform will commit more than $5. 5 billion to Ukraine's recovery to help avoid financial instability in 2024.

The UK will supply thousands of drones to Ukraine as part of a £200 million aid package to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia and ensure Putin's defeat.

Defense Minister Umerov announces the official launch of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Coalition and the UAV Coalition after the 19th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

Defense Minister Umerov discussed the results of the 19th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense, including the formation of coalitions to provide Ukraine with assistance in air defense, drones and demining.

10 countries have signed an agreement to cooperate in an IT coalition to help Ukraine build an interoperable IT infrastructure for its defense forces over the next 6 years.

Starting February 15, 2024, Latvia will confiscate cars with russian license plates that do not leave the country or are not registered locally.

The Government of Ukraine and the IMF launched the Ukraine Capacity Building Facility with $65 million in funding from donor countries to strengthen Ukraine's institutional capacity and support economic reforms.

Czech farmers plan to join the protests at border crossings along with other European farmers dissatisfied with EU agricultural policy and Ukrainian imports.

russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, former Latvian Interior Minister Maria Golubeva, and 59 members of the Latvian Seimas on the wanted list in response to the demolition of Soviet monuments.

According to UN statistics, Hungary ranks penultimate among the countries hosting Ukrainian refugees under the UN refugee response plan, despite Orban's claim that Hungary is making the greatest efforts.

The EU is expected to impose new sanctions on Russian technology and military companies, including those supplying munitions from North Korea, as part of the 13th package of sanctions to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nordic and Baltic lawmakers expressed concern over delays in providing military assistance to Ukraine and called for a clearer American strategy to counter Russian aggression.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing concern over Russia's ongoing efforts to undermine European democracy through interference and disinformation.

russian occupants in Zaporizhzhia region are forcing farmers to sell grain and agricultural products to a state-owned operator at below-market prices and delaying payments for up to six months.

Spanish farmers blocked major highways with tractors to protest high prices, bureaucracy and competition from outside the EU.

A group of two Russians and four Ukrainians murdered a Latvian woman to take possession of her real estate worth more than 4 million euros.

An international conference in Latvia discussed ways to return Ukrainian children deported by Russia with the participation of First Lady Olena Zelenska.

The Latvian parliament has banned national teams from playing against russian and belarusian teams to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and prevent russia from legitimizing its war crimes through sports.

Ukraine is actively developing partnerships in the defense industry, having concluded dozens of agreements on joint arms production with more than two dozen countries.

Latvian farmers will hold large-scale protests starting on February 5 in regions across Latvia to draw attention to painful issues in agriculture and demand that the government address them.

According to the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, russia is deliberately disrupting GPS in Europe to test equipment and interference capabilities amid potential future conflicts with NATO.

The European Parliament is investigating allegations that Latvian MP Tatjana Ždanoka has ties to Russia. This case will be discussed at a conference of European Parliament presidents on January 31.