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Latvia-Ukraine relations
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Latvia – Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Latvia and Ukraine. Until the aftermath of the First World War, both countries were part of the Russian Empire. Diplomatic relations between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Republic of Latvia were established in 1918. Subsequently, Ukraine was subsumed into the Soviet Union by 1922, while Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on February 12, 1992.

In January 2022, during the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Latvia announced it would send FIM-92 Stinger air defense systems to Ukraine. The air defense systems were delivered in February 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Latvia immediately condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine during its first hours and declared its readiness to accept refugees from Ukraine and suspended the issuance of Latvian visas to Russian citizens.

In April 2024, Latvia is preparing to deliver domestically produced drones worth €1M to Ukraine. As a member of the drone coalition, it intends to allocate a minimum of €10M this year.

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Latvia has an embassy in Kyiv.
  • Ukraine has an embassy in Riga.
  • Embassy of Latvia in Kyiv Embassy of Latvia in Kyiv
  • Embassy of Ukraine in Riga Embassy of Ukraine in Riga

See also

References

  1. ^ "Latvia delivers Stinger missiles to Ukraine". LSM. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "Latvian officials immediately condemn Putin's Ukraine invasion". LSM. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "Latvia ready to take in Ukrainian refugees, visas for Russians to be suspended". LSM. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. Lysiuk, Oksana (2024-04-04). "Latvia will transfer €1M worth of drones, launch joint production of shells and drones, and prepare a security agreement for Ukraine". UBN. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

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