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In 2022, German investigators from Correctiv and Die Welt discovered that German-made diesel marine engines were being delivered to the Russian Navy through the Latvian company Marine Systems.

In 2022, German investigators from Correctiv and Die Welt discovered that German-made diesel marine engines were being delivered to the Russian Navy through the Latvian company Marine Systems.

Police in Riga on Thursday detained Arto Autio, a Finnish national previously listed on Interpol’s wanted notices, whom Finland seeks to prosecute in the country’s largest corruption scandal and who owns property in Latvia.

Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern.

Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.

"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?

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.