But now I end up learning Latvian instead.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russians-take-language-test-to-avoid-expulsion-from-latvia/article_fa7c4c01-401b-5e40-9707-16d8e9d18bcf.html

“Celebrating the success of the Latvian hockey team could encourage everyone to strive for excellence in their work, in their skills,” the bill stated, via USA Today.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-sports/latvia-declares-national-holiday-after-beating-usa-for-bronze-medal-in-hockey-world-championship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latvia-declares-national-holiday-after-beating-usa-for-bronze-medal-in-hockey-worl

If Siliņa, who recently turned 48, were to become Latvian premier, she would be only the second woman to fill the role, after Laimdota Straujuma (prime minister 2011-2014), LSM reports on its English-language page.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609066145/new-unity-nominates-evika-silina-as-latvian-prime-ministerial-candidate

Latvian Paralympic Committee President Daiga Dadzīte claimed its proposal to stage the Extraordinary General Assembly had received backing from the EPC and its member nations.

Source: https://web4.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142191/european-paralympic-paris-2024-russia

Latvian Premier Backs New President Term for Putin Critic Levitsbloomberg.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/89dfbd1cc5ab8e76?ref=ff

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics on a visit to Estonia.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609139768/latvian-president-close-baltic-sea-if-russia-behind-balticconnector-damage

Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister, known for his tough line on neighboring Russia and … FILE - Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics …

Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/8/latvias-foreign-minister-ardent-backer-of-ukraine-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Most townspeople who fled to Crimea continued their journey through the Russian province of Rostov-on-Don to Moscow and eventually made it to either the Latvian or Lithuanian border.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1800074/desperate-ukrainians-take-long-and-uncertain-journey-to-escape-russian-occupation

Mr. Jaishankar met Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties amid the Ukraine conflict.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/eam-jaishankar-discusses-indo-pacific-ukraine-war-with-his-8-counterparts-in-sweden/article66849280.ece

Putin is following up his claims against Latvia with extra troop movements near the Latvian border, reminiscent of troop movements near the Ukraine border before the Russian invasion.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/24/letter-putins-pattern-of-military-aggression-must-be-stopped/

"R&B Blues Festival" in Ropaži, Latvia, featuring Latvian, Polish, and Danish acts.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609003775/lsm-lists-summer-festivals-taking-place-across-all-three-baltic-states

“Russia has plans to increase considerably the number of forces behind the Estonian and Latvian borders,” said Tuuli Duneton, undersecretary for defense policy at the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/22/russia-nato-beyond-ukraine-estonia-baltic-eastern-flank-military-threat/

The letter was signed by chair of the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) Urmas Sõõrumaa along with his Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts Jānis Buks and Daina Gudzinevičiūte.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609199068/baltic-olympic-chiefs-want-ioc-explanations-over-russian-participation

The threat to the exiled Russian’s life has become so serious in recent weeks that Latvian authorities have reportedly asked him to enter witness protection.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/11278933/russian-assassination-putin-uk-probe/

The Transport Administration has asked our Latvian colleagues for more information, said Julia Bergštein, head of the roads service of the Ministry of Climate.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609066355/estonia-to-ask-latvia-about-salacgriva-bridge

This came as a rather unexpected turn of events for the Latvian side, and it's currently yet unclear whether and to what extent the two neighboring countries' respective passenger rail operators will be cooperating on the route.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609208890/tartu-riga-rail-link-possible-by-next-fall-says-elron