The energy independence from Russia that everyone was talking about has been a specter in Europe for a long time. Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it has become a dire necessity.
Saeima trešajā lasījumā ir pieņēmusi ilgi tapušo Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas likumu. Tas nozīmē, ka dievnamu pārņems Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas nodibinājums, kuru veido LELB Vācu Svētā Pētera draudze kopā ar Latvijas evaņģēliski luterisko Baznīcu.
Saeima has adopted the long-overdue law on St Peter's Church in Riga in its third reading. This means that the church will be taken over by the foundation of St Peter's Church in Riga, which is made up of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church (LELC) and the German St Peter's Congregation of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
On March 23 the world received sad news: Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US Secretary of State, had died at the age of 84. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has expressed his condolences to her family and friends, noting that Albright had a great understanding of Europe and was a staunch supporter of NATO.
Dainis Turlais no 1985. līdz 1989. gadam piedalījās Afganistānas karā, kur bija 40. armijas štāba operatīvās daļas vadītājs un štāba priekšnieka vietnieks. Izstrādāja plānu 40. armijas izvešanai no Afganistānas.
Dainis Turlais served in the Afghan war from 1985 to 1989, where he was Chief of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff of the 40th Army Headquarters. He developed the plan for the withdrawal of the 40th Army from Afghanistan.
