Latvian national airline airBaltic was one of the last to leave Ukraine before the start of the full-scale invasion, and would like to be among the first airlines to resume flights to the country when it is safe to do so, said company chief Martin Gauss in Kyiv on Monday, March 25.
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Latvian Radio's correspondent in Ukraine Indra Sprance invited Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs to a interview recorded in Kyiv just a few hours after the Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital on Saturday. The interview covers a a range of topics, including the crucial question of Ukraine's path towards eventual full membership of the European Union.
On Saturday, October 14, at a military ceremony in Kyiv , three volunteer soldiers of the Foreign Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were killed in Liman on October 1, were honored, among whom was a citizen of Latvia. Their commander described the fallen Latvian as a true patriot of Latvia, reported Latvian Radio.
Latvia's criminal justice system has a reputation for being extremely slow-moving, with several high profile cases lasting many years.