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Defense

06.06.23

Applications open for January draft into defense service

June 6, 11:43

26.05.23

State defense service to recruit 850 people in 2024

Update 11:13

22.05.23

Latvia, Estonia agree on joint airspace protection

May 22, 6:39

19.05.23

NATO Stratcom center offers podcast about Ukraine

May 19, 15:54

16.05.23

Almost 500 volunteers apply for state defense service

May 16, 13:16

15.05.23

Final day to apply for first draft of Latvia's defense service

May 15, 8:17

03.05.23

Latvian government okays naval missile system purchase

May 3, 12:24

03.05.23

New army barracks to be built soon at Ādaži base

May 3, 9:53

30.04.23

260 volunteers have applied for state defense service

April 30, 8:37

20.04.23

Applications open for first draft into state defense service

April 20, 6:37

18.04.23

Latvia's mandatory defense service law officially proclaimed

April 18, 7:52

06.04.23

Levits: Defense service will also be a lesson in patriotism

April 6, 9:16

05.04.23

Compulsory military service to be re-introduced in Latvia

April 5, 15:24

30.03.23

Baltic and Nordic countries discuss regional security

March 30, 11:49

27.03.23

Suspicious army procurement did not pass security checks: LTV's De Facto

March 27, 7:10

22.03.23

Two officials suspended over suspicious Armed Forces procurement

March 22, 8:42

15.03.23

Finance Minister considering windfall tax on Latvian banks

March 15, 14:53

22.02.23

Defense Minister suspicious of predecessor's procurement

February 22, 9:22

20.02.23

LTV's De Facto: Plans to double army size might have been too ambitious

February 20, 8:19

08.02.23

Latvians abroad will be recruited into military service after all

February 8, 15:53

08.02.23

Latvians declared abroad will not be recruited into defense service

February 8, 7:38

02.02.23

BALTDEFCOL conference on Russia coming in March

February 2, 9:16

24.01.23

Smiltēns: Kyiv could help Rīga with civil defense expertise

January 24, 9:52

18.01.23

Latvia will send more Stingers to Ukraine: Defense Minister

January 18, 14:19

12.01.23

Mobile providers will have to sync emergency warnings

January 12, 13:01

09.01.23

VR-1 FOX: SUV and buggy combined in Latvian military vehicle project

January 9, 13:43

09.01.23

'Defense Makeathon' produces quick-application tourniquet

January 9, 10:38

19.12.22

Leaders gather for Rīga defense summit

Update 12:53

14.12.22

Latvia orders air defense systems from Sweden's Saab

December 14, 2022, 20:59

09.12.22

U.S. artillery and aviation units to be deployed in Latvia

December 9, 2022, 15:16

21.11.22

LTV's De Facto: MP Rajevs has faced fraud charges from Defense Ministry

November 21, 2022, 8:13

24.10.22

LTV's De Facto: Law on compulsory service stalls in Latvia

October 24, 2022, 9:10

10.10.22

LTV's De Facto: LMT could take on military industry development in Latvia

October 10, 2022, 7:03

07.10.22

Latvia to receive 200 million dollars from U.S. in security funding this year

October 7, 2022, 14:19

25.09.22

HIMARS training taking place in Latvia

September 25, 2022, 20:46

Latvia defeats Sweden to seal hockey World Championship semi-final spot

Huge Latvia-Sweden hockey game Thursday

De Facto: Intrigue aplenty as Presidential vote looms09:47

President's office responds to auditor's criticism of costs01:48

Latvia makes it three hockey wins in a row00:36

18:58

President Levits gives his StratCom thoughts

18:18

Long-distance rower claims several 'Guinness world records'

14:44

Levits says if new coalition includes ZZS, he would not appoint next PM

13:17

Annual inflation in May at 12.3% in Latvia

13:15

LAMPA English-language livestreams list

12:21

Teen dies under train in Rēzekne, Latvia

11:44

Repatriates will no longer be granted permanent residence

09:49

May party ratings show LPV support rising, United List falling

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May party ratings show LPV support rising, United List falling

Yesterday, 9:49

Annual inflation in May at 12.3% in Latvia

Yesterday, 13:17

Levits says if new coalition includes ZZS, he would not appoint next PM

Yesterday, 14:44

Latvia's schools could be 1,000 teachers short for next year

Yesterday, 7:59

Teen dies under train in Rēzekne, Latvia

Yesterday, 12:21

BALTOPS 23 military drills taking place in Kurzeme, Latvia

Yesterday, 7:14

LAMPA English-language livestreams list

Yesterday, 13:15

Latvians have been scammed out of €3.5 million this year

Yesterday, 7:20

Donations to Ukraine jumped after Kakhovka dam destruction

Yesterday, 8:46

Latvia, Lithuania, U.S. to reach 'Baltic Zenith'

Yesterday, 9:14

Poll: public opinion ranks Rinkēvičs highest among ministers

June 7, 11:54

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Feeding the 40,000 at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival

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'Baltic anti-fascists' named a criminal organization by Security Service

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New pedestrian bridge faces criticism for design

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Rīga to offer bird's-eye view from air balloons

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Agriculture Ministry plans supermarket closures on Sundays

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Latvian-Russian border area drowns in garbage

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Repatriates will no longer be granted permanent residence

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May party ratings show LPV support rising, United List falling

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Latvia, Lithuania, U.S. to reach 'Baltic Zenith'

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Annual inflation in May at 12.3% in Latvia