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Latvia-related events during 2022
Events in the year 2022 in
Latvia .
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing —
COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
24 February – Latvia suspends issuing visas to Russian citizens.
[1]
28 February –
Latvia allows volunteers to participate in the
Russo-Ukrainian war .
[2]
4 April –
France ,
Germany and
Latvia expel
Russian
diplomats in response to
war crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , specifically the
Bucha massacre .
[3]
5 April –
Latvia closes the Russian
consulates in
Daugavpils and
Liepāja .
[4]
13 April – Presidents
Andrzej Duda of
Poland ,
Gitanas Nausėda of
Lithuania ,
Egils Levits of
Latvia , and
Alar Karis of
Estonia arrive in
Kyiv and meet with
Ukrainian president
Volodymyr Zelenskyy .
[5]
3 June –
Latvia confirms its first case of
monkeypox .
[6]
6 June –
Latvia bans all
Russia -based
TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the
Russo-Ukrainian War . The measure will last until Russia
de-occupies Crimea and ends
its warfare against Ukraine .
[7]
6 July –
Latvia plans to reintroduce
conscription , which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine . The final decision will be determined by the country's
parliament , the
Saeima .
[8]
8 July –
Killnet , a
Russian
hacker group, launches the largest
cyberattack in the history of
Latvia , targeting the country's
public broadcaster . The broadcaster says that the attack was repelled.
[9]
30 July –
Russia 's
Gazprom suspends gas supplies to
Latvia after accusing it of "violating conditions of purchase". The
Latvian government says the suspension of gas from Russia is not expected to have a major impact on the
economy .
[10]
11 August –
4 September – A private
Cessna 551 crashes into the
Baltic Sea , off the coast of
Latvia .
[13]
8 September –
Poland and the
Baltic states announce a ban on
Russian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19.
[14]
27 September –
Latvia announces a state of emergency over the influx of Russian citizens fleeing mobilization. Special measures are taken in the border regions of the country and at all ports of entry.
[15]
1 October –
2022 Latvian parliamentary election :
Latvians head to the polls to elect members of the
Saeima .
[16]
25 November - According to the decision of the Supreme Court, the chairman of the Jūrmala City Council, Gatis Truksnis, lost his position.
[17]
Sport
Basketball
Other sports
Deaths
References
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"Czech Republic and Latvia Stopped Issuing Visas to Russian Citizens" . 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Latvia allows its citizens to fight in Ukraine" . Reuters . 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"European Countries Expel Diplomats Over Russia's Alleged War Crimes" . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Six EU countries to expel Russian diplomats" . POLITICO . 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Presidents from countries on Russia's doorstep visit Ukraine" . AP NEWS . 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
^ Fouche, Gwladys (2022-06-16).
"Britain considering more anti-ship missiles for Ukraine" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Latvia bans all Russia-based TV channels" . lrt.lt . 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Latvia plans to adopt a general state defence service" . Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia . 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"archive.ph" . archive.ph . Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Gazprom stops Latvia's gas in latest Russian cut to EU" . BBC News . 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Latvian Parliament Declares Russia State Sponsor of Terror" . VOA . 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
^ Stankevicius, Augustas (2022-08-11).
"Latvia, Estonia withdraw from China cooperation group" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Baltic crash: Latvia searches for mystery Cessna plane" . BBC News . 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
^ ERR, ERR, ERR News | (2022-09-08).
"Baltics, Poland to ban entry to Russian tourists from September 19" . ERR . Retrieved 2022-10-01 . {{
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^ ERR, ERR News | (2022-09-27).
"Latvia declares emergency in border areas over Russia's mobilization" . ERR . Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Latvia goes to polls amid growing rift between Latvian majority and Russian minority" . The Business Standard . 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01 .
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"Līdz ar notiesājošo spriedumu Truksnis zaudē mēra amatu" . www.tvnet.lv,
LETA (in Latvian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-25 .
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"Скончался известный шеф-повар Мартиньш Ритиньш" (in Russian). 11 February 2022.
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"Mūžībā devusies kormūzikas leģenda Edgars Račevskis" . 15 February 2022.
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"Скончался соавтор декларации о независимости Латвии Роман Апситис" . Mixnews (in Russian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022 .
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"Mūžībā devies bijušais izglītības ministrs Roberts Ķīlis" (in Latvian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .
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"Mūžībā aizgājis izcilais latviešu rakstnieks Zigmunds Skujiņš" . www.lsm.lv (in Latvian).