Latvia's Minister of Smart Administration and Regional Development has suspended the State Secretary of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Edvīns Balševics, and a procurement specialist from the Ministry of Transport, A, in connection with an IT procurement fraud case.

A live discussion features Latvian officials, including the Deputy Speaker of the Saeima and the Chairman of the Defense, Internal Affairs, and Corruption Prevention Commission, reflecting on the four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Former State Digital Development Agency director Jorens Liopa, "Corporate Solutions" owner Aigars Ceruss, and public procurement specialist Ainars Biders have been detained in connection with an IT procurement fraud investigation in Latvia.

The film 'The Wizard of the Kremlin', starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and shot in Riga, has drawn criticism from Latvian officials who claim it serves Kremlin propaganda.