The Latest Breaking News from Latvia

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Latvia ordered the closure of two Russian consulates in the country and told staff to leave the country, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Global outrage over the gruesome killing of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha has heightened the pressure on Europe to halt its imports of Russian gas. Having led the way, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours are urging their EU partners to join them in ending all purchases of Moscow’s “toxic” gas.

Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union's 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow

The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas. "If there were still any doubts about whether there may be any trust in deliveries from Russia, current events clearly show us that there is no more trust," said Uldis…

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