All news on the topic: Latvia

26 Nov 2024 662

"Latvian Bout" Artyom Solodukha: what lies behind the business of the arms baron and his group Baltic Bees

It’s unlikely that visitors to the numerous air shows, where the pilots of the aerobatic group Baltic Bees from Jūrmala demonstrate their skills, realize they are watching high-level aerobatics performed by a man known as the "Latvian Bout".

World

19 Nov 2024 607

Media: Owners of EU microprocessor plant shipped chips to Russia despite sanctions

Businessmen that own a plant in Latvia shipped microchips used to build drones to Russia despite Western sanctions in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.

Investigation

18 Nov 2024 602

Oleg Osinovskiy and Anastasiya Udalova: Hidden routes for laundering Russian wealth in Europe

Latvian businesswoman Anastasiya Udalova plays an active role in managing the companies of Oleg Osinovskiy, who is suspected of transporting iron ore from oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s enterprises to EU countries.

Investigation

14 Nov 2024 692

EU factory owners holding Belarusian passports funnel chips to Russia amid ongoing conflict

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Investigation

01 Nov 2024 395

Anastasiya Udalova and politics: a game with oligarchs or an attempt to manipulate the media?

"An iron palm in a silk glove" - this is how one laudatory publication describes Anastasiya Udalova. Her name is usually associated with the cosmetic brand "Dzintars", but she also wants to create a media network. The question is, with what funds and for what purpose?

Investigation

07 Oct 2024 659

"Canned Goods" from Riga: Russian elites, oligarchs, and military contractors quietly evade sanctions in Latvia

The Latvian authorities are keen on using every chance they get to display their opposition to Russia.

Investigation

07 Oct 2024 388

Alphagate in Latvia: How the FSB assists Aven in evading sanctions

Over the past two weeks, a number of Latvian media outlets have published articles claiming that the "oligarch Nevzlin" is corrupting the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Latvia and ordering videos and articles with some dark goals.

Investigation

26 Sep 2024 638

How Europeans are recruited via Telegram for sabotage, arson, and murder: ’Make a Molotov cocktail’

The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.

Investigation

25 Sep 2024 465

Pirate of the Baltic Sea: How a Latvian citizen helps Russia earn billions by circumventing oil sanctions

Despite international sanctions, petrodollars continue to flow into Russia’s budget — primarily thanks to a “shadow fleet” that ships Russian oil to buyers willing to pay prices above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by the G7+ Coalition.

World

13 Sep 2024 570

Latvian mansion of former Uzbek Interpol chief to be converted into a kindergarten

The Ropazi District Council in Latvia plans to convert a luxury mansion confiscated in 2018 from the ex-chief of Interpol’s Uzbek chapter into a kindergarten.

Investigation

31 Aug 2024 588

From Kyiv to Riga: Russian sabotage activities in the Baltics

What began as a typical day for a Latvian housewife turned into a major national security breakthrough. A mysterious note found in her driveway led authorities to uncover a series of sabotage acts connected to Russian intelligence.

Investigation

12 Jun 2024 580

Old cars, immigrants and war – how EU related misinformation is spread in the Baltics?

If you wish to discredit the EU in the Baltic states, spread green lies and half-truths – for example, that the EU will immediately force everyone to drive electric cars, stop old cars from being repaired and ban heating with firewood.

Investigation

24 May 2024 522

Dangerous liaisons: New details emerge of Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka’s espionage for Russia

Accused of working with the Russian security services, Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka mockingly donned sunglasses at a press conference — as if in a spy movie.

Investigation

24 May 2024 520

The assistant: Was Tatjana Ždanoka’s European Parliamentary aide selected by her FSB handler?

In January, The Insider and its investigative partners revealed that long-time Member of the European Parliament Tatjana Ždanoka had been reporting to her FSB handlers in Moscow over a period from at least 2004 to 2017.

Investigation

22 May 2024 456

Avoiding sanctions: European trucks reach Russia via Belarus

Belarusian car suppliers are in uproar. Some cars from Europe are no longer allowed into Belarus by Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

Investigation

12 May 2024 720

How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions

Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries.

Investigation

24 Sep 2023 614

Russian exile who survived three Putin assassination attempts breaks his silence

Igor Sychev has suffered three car crashes - which he claims were deliberate - and received countless death threats against him and his family. He claims oligarchs are putting out kill orders against him - because he is trying to take a Russian fertiliser company to court

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14.12.2024, 19:27 • World