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Evika Silina to spend most of this week in the United States
Monday, March 11, 2024Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina is spending most of this week in the United States on a working visit from March 11 to 14, where she…
Baltic, Nordic politicians are on joint visit to the United States
Monday, February 5, 2024February 4 sees the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of the Nordic countries and the Baltic States begin their joint visit…
Direct flights from Rīga to the United States could be possible as early as 2026
Wednesday, November 8, 2023Direct flights from Rīga to the United States could be possible as early as 2026, Laila Odiņa, chairwoman of the board of Riga International Airport,…
Lithuania and United States signed defence Security of Supply Arrangement
Tuesday, October 31, 2023Lithuania and the United States have signed a bilateral Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) on defence goods and services committing to support each other in…
Latvian troops train in the United States
Friday, August 4, 2023From August 5 to 19, soldiers and national guardsmen of Latvia’s National Armed Forces (NBS) will take part in the military exercise “Northern Strike 2023”, in…
Latvian Minister of Defense Ināra Mūrniece is meeting with the Secretary of Defense of the United States
Friday, April 14, 2023Thursday, April 13 saw Latvian Minister of Defense Ināra Mūrniece is meeting with the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd J. Austin III…
United States ready to defend Baltic allies, defense secretary says
Friday, February 17, 2023U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was ready to defend the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania if required, and will…
United States to step up its military presence in the Baltics (Video)
By Kasparas Jankauskas on Tuesday, December 20, 2022The deployment of U.S. forces in Lithuania will have a change of status from so-called “episodic deployments” to a “persistent rotational presence”. The US battalion…
The United States Navy made a spectacular arrival at the port of Rīga September 6
Tuesday, September 6, 2022The United States Navy made a spectacular arrival at the port of Rīga September 6, in the form of the giant USS Kearsarge. The Kearsarge is a…