Excellencies, Dear Mr. President, dear Volodimir, Friends of Ukraine, Crimea is the symbol of Russian aggression. This is where the war started back in 2014. The war did not start in actually 2022, it started in 2014. That was when Russia broke the international law by attacking Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence. The core idea of Crimea Platform is to put an end to the occupation of Crimea. To remind to everybody that Crimea is Ukraine. Latvia understands all too well the…
Excellencies, Dear Mr. President, dear Volodimir, Friends of Ukraine, Crimea is the symbol of Russian aggression. This is where the war started back in 2014. The war did not start in actually 2022, it started in 2014. That was when Russia broke the international law by attacking Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence. The core idea of Crimea Platform is to put an end to the occupation of Crimea. To remind to everybody that Crimea is Ukraine. Latvia understands all too well the importance of not recognising annexation. We along with our Lithuanian and Estonian friends restored our independence and sovereignty after almost half a century of Russian occupation. But it was a long journey. I do not believe that Ukraine and Crimea…
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Date 20–25 September, 2025
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President Rinkēvičs to participate in the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York

From 20 to 25 September, President Edgars Rinkēvičs will visit the United States to participate the opening of the 80th session of the…
Date 26 September, 2025
Time18.10

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs meets with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and the Chief of Defence of Latvia Kaspars Pudāns

Media opportunities: photo/video at the beginning of the meeting. This is open to media with annual accreditation to the Chancery of…
Date 27 September, 2025
Time8.00