Latvia-related events during 2022
Events in the year 2022 in Latvia.
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]
