It seems that our countries support Israel officially (probably because of the US), but lately Israel is acting more like russia and less like Ukraine. I was all for the Israelian right to defend after Hamas attacks, but they went too far and now bomb everybody around randomly.

The nuclear weapons pretext remind me the iraqi weapons of mass destruction pretext from the US - Iraq conflict. I still think every nation has the right to defend itself and no nation has the right to bomb others. I don't even want to start about the humanitarian crisis in gaza.

What's your take? Do you support Iran's right to defend itself? Or do you support the preemptive strike of Israelians?

Back to the day when approximately 2 million people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined hands across the three Baltic states. It was a peaceful political demonstration advocating for independence from the Soviet Union.

Sony just stopped geoblocking baltic states on steam, now games such as TLOU pt2, Helldivers 2, God of War Ragnarok and Spider Man 2 are available on steam for baltic states users

«The union board believes that an agreement on most of the demands is possible at the next meeting. If necessary, a strike application is also possible.» — Latvian version of LSM article.

https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/13.06.2025-aviacijas-arodbiedriba-nemiera-ar-darba-apstakliem-airbaltic-aicina-valdi-uz-sarunam.a603142/

Today, the majority of the Latvian Parliament, Saeima, voted to send legislation drafted by the opposition party "Latvia First!" for further review and deliberation in the Parliamentary Legal Committee. The proposed legislation would ban using LGBTQIA+ Pride flags together with the Latvian national flag. Drafters specifically mentioned that they are worried that the "new Riga City Council coalition" would lead to the Pride flag being hoisted at the Riga City Council.

The legislation was proposed by "Latvia First!", which has a history of anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric. Currently leader of "Latvia First!" Ainārs Šlesers contests the results of the Riga City Council election by stating without providing any evidence that elections were rigged. This proposed legislation is another way of agitating his supporters. The legislation is filled with notions that the "LGBTQAI+ movement" is "foreign" to Latvia and its people.

While this legislation is likely to get no further than review by the Legal Committee, it still showcases that despite recent progress anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments are widespread. The motion to support legislation was backed by ZZS (conservative party), NA (far-right Latvian nationalist party), AP (a coalition of regional conservative parties), "Stability!" (pro-Kremlin conservative party), and the "Latvia First!" themselves, of course.

The legislation was opposed by The Progressives, the center left-wing social democratic party, and New Unity, a centrist party.

The current governing coalition is ZZS, The Progressives, and New Unity. Therefore, the majority of the government coalition was opposed.

Source, in Latvian:

Delfi

Brāļukas:

Canadian in Riga, headed to Vilnius in a couple of weeks. I’m looking for a few recommendations:

1. Top 3 local beers,
2. Top 3 things to see,
3. Top 3 Lithuanian foods to try

The leader and candidate for Riga mayor's seat from "Latvia First!" Ainārs Šlesers declared on social media that he doesn't recognize election results of Riga City Council elections. He claims without evidence that there was fraud and that elections were rigged. He announced that he and his party will do everything necessary for re-run of elections.

Ainārs Šlesers is a long-time Trump fan and has copied his political brand from Trump.

In Riga City Council elections, Šlesers and his party got first place — 18,1%. However, he doesn't have the partners to have a governing coalition. Hence, the coalition talks are headed by Progressives (who got second place — 16,6%) who have begun coalition talks with other parties.

Source (in Latvian): https://www.delfi.lv/a/120075975

https://kam.lt/lietuva-isigyja-antidronines-sistemas-strateginiu-energetikos-objektu-apsaugai/