Latvia to build joint drone plant with Ukraine near Russian border
The facility, planned for the Latgale region, is also expected to serve as a rapid-deployment base for interceptor drones protecting Latvia's eastern flank.
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Latvia returns 19 sets of historical Ukrainian documents found in its archives
Latvia's National Archives has returned 19 sets of historical documents to Ukraine — records of German settler communities dating from 1860 to 1940.
Latvia’s defense minister brings 14 British-made combat vehicles to Ukraine’s frontline “from box”
Anti-FPV drone protection systems will be additionally installed on the vehicles. Latvia previously transferred 42 Patria armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.
Ukraine to supply NATO ally Latvia with strike drones, ground robots, naval systems
Defense ministers spell out the Drone Deal's two-way flow
New “Drone Deal” signed – Latvia and Ukraine to expand joint production and defense cooperation
Kyiv said the agreement is aimed at turning Ukraine’s battlefield drone experience into structured cooperation with international partners.
French NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia in country’s first intercept
Second Baltic intercept in three weeks as spillover from Russia's war on Ukraine accelerates
Latvia’s military chief warns Russia could exploit drone edge to attack Baltics by 2028
Most European army modernization programs won't take effect until 2029, leaving a gap Russia's military chief says Moscow may be calculating to exploit.
Latvia’s Kulbergs vows to cut trade with Russia and Belarus, but pharma sector exempted
The new prime minister cited national security in shielding drugmakers from his broader severing of economic ties with Moscow and Minsk.
After drone incursions in the Baltics, Ukraine’s bomb shelter know-how draws official interest
Baltic governments are in early talks with Ukrainian firms on civil defense systems following recent drone incidents in the region.
ISW: Russia prepares the ground for Baltic aggression as its spy agency threatens Latvian “decision-making centers”
Russia's SVR threatens Latvian military bases over Ukrainian drone claims Riga denies. ISW warns Moscow is manufacturing a pretext for Baltic aggression.
Lithuania signs full Drone Deal, Latvia receives Ukrainian air defense experts
The agreement covers joint production of long-range strike, naval, interceptor and bomber drones, with technology transfer between Ukrainian and Lithuanian companies. Latvia is hosting Ukrainian air defense specialists under a separate proposed deal.
Two drones crashed in Latvia. Ukraine offers to send experts to defend airspace from war spillover.
Two unidentified drones entered Latvian airspace on 7 May and crashed on Latvian territory, including near a fuel storage site.
Latvian police debunk fake claim that Ukrainian drone hit passenger train
Latvia's State Police debunked online claims that a Ukrainian drone hit a passenger train, saying a 5 May fire on the Rīga–Daugavpils line was likely engine damage.
Russia will be combat-ready again by 2027 — Estonia’s military chief sets a two-year clock for NATO
Estonia's defense forces commander Andrus Merilo says Russia will be combat-ready by 2027 and outlines five areas where Estonia must prepare for war.
Finland already builds drones with a Ukrainian partner. Joining the drone coalition is the next step
The Latvia- and UK-led group already has more than 20 members; Finland wants in for both Ukraine's frontline and its own defense industry.
German prosecutors charge Ukrainian and Latvian with “agent activity for sabotage purposes”
Bavarian police arrested a Ukrainian and a Latvian on 12 April after a routine A6 traffic stop turned up a drone, GPS trackers, radios, and forged IDs. Prosecutors allege sabotage-linked espionage.
Pro-Russian party entered Lithuania’s ruling coalition — and it’s already blocking defense projects on Suwalki Corridor
Still, Latvia may be more vulnerable.
Pro-Russian Fico complains Latvia and Lithuania blocked his flight to Moscow for Putin’s 9 May parade (updated)
Slovakia's PM promises to find another route to Russia, and promises to block the EU's sanctions against Russia.
Russia spent $130 billion extra on sanctioned goods since 2022 — and it still couldn’t find replacements for some of them, Latvia says
Latvia's intelligence service assesses that Putin likely receives sanitized reports burying the economic losses — making him even less likely to change course under economic pressure.
Stoltenberg offered Russia NATO troop withdrawals from the Baltic region — without asking the Baltic states
A new memoir by the former NATO Secretary General reveals he proposed discussing troop withdrawals that the alliance's Baltic members had not consented to—and knew nothing about.