Latvia's defence minister ordered the army to help guard the Baltic country's border with Russian ally Belarus on Tuesday, after 96 attempts by illegal immigrants to cross in 24 hours.

Latvia's government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as a "hybrid threat" to ...

Latvia wants to block possible infiltration routes for enemy forces on the border with Belarus and Russia, according to Commander of the National Guard, Kaspars Pudans. Pudans, discussing the ...

Latvia plans to extend its enhanced security measures along the border to Belarus up to the middle of next year, the Interion Ministry announced in Riga on Wednesday. The move comes in response to ...

Latvia has shared significant updates on the construction of its border fences with Russia and Belarus. 40 Miles of Patrol Roads. According to Latvia’s Ministry of the Interior, the country has ...

Latvia, which shares a border of about 172km (106 miles) with Belarus – a close ally of Russia – accuses the neighbour and its ruler, President Alexander Lukashenko, of deliberately bringing ...

Latvia, Poland and Lithuania, all NATO and EU members, have faced a mass immigration crisis since 2021 as thousands of Middle Eastern and West African migrants crossed into the countries via Belarus.

In recent months, the border guards say they have seen an uptick in violent behavior, with migrants throwing sticks and stones. It was requested that the PPA teams have experience with crowd control.

Latvia’s government agreed to close one of two border checkpoints used by cars with Belarus after a surge of attempts by migrants to enter the Baltic country. The government made the decision on ...

Latvia’s prime minister said his country’s border guards have been taking robust action against people trying to cross illegally from Belarus. Latvia’s State Border Guard said it apprehended ...

Poland and two Baltic states will close their borders with Belarus entirely if a "critical incident" involving Wagner mercenaries takes place, the Polish interior minister said on Monday (28 ...

RIGA: Latvia's government decided on Tuesday (Sep 19) to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as a "hybrid ...