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Hungary's Akos Elek, right, vies for the ball with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, during the World Cup Group B first round soccer match between Hungary and Portugal, at the Groupama Arena, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

Switzerland wins 8th straight game, Portugal stays close

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Russia Military Exercises Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Vladimir Putin threatens Belarus

By Jed Babbin

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki serves against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France. Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

The Latest: Latvia’s Ostapenko into French Open semifinals

Associated Press

Latvia grants citizenship to dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov

By JARI TANNER - Associated Press

3 Latvia regions under emergency due to African swine fever

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (Associated Press) **FILE**

Lindsey Graham: Russia can expect hard-hitting sanctions

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Joe Biden in Europe says Donald Trump ‘doesn’t understand’ NATO rules

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

As the U.S. military maintains a presence in the Baltic states and Poland, a propaganda war is raging in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to reach Russian minorities. (Associated Press)

Russian language, propaganda at center of Baltics war over airwaves

By Markus Kuokkanen - Special to The Washington Times

A Russian air force Mi-26 helicopter, front, flies over Red Square during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Host photo agency/RIA Novosti Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Russia aggression prompts Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania to seek NATO force

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a string of provocative moves from the Arctic to the Black Sea in recent months in an attempt to intimidate NATO allies along the border for the old Soviet Union, including Hungary, Romania and Latvia, and boost allies of Moscow living in those countries. (Associated Press)

Russia recruits U.S. allies in Eastern Europe by raising doubts about security commitment

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 21, 2014, file photo, Polish and British troops take part in a joint military exercise in Swietoszow, Poland, with more than 1,000 British troops participating. Across many nations of eastern Europe ordinary people are heeding a call to receive military training to learn what to do in case of war, and backed by NATO forces on a mission to reassure citizens that they're safe from Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Ordinary folk take up military training over Russia threat

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Latvians says that Russian aggression and tension between Vladimir Putin and the West make them "nervous and concerned." (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Latvia on edge as tensions between Russia, West increase

By Hannah Crites - The Washington Times

France's players celebrate their victory during the Group A preliminary round match against Denmark at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

France beats Denmark to reach quarters at worlds

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Russia forward Alexander Ovechkin, right, attempts to score past Latvia goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis during the Group B preliminary round match between Russia and Latvia at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Unbeaten Russia reach world ice hockey quarters

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Team Canada's Cody Hodgson, center, is congratulated by teammates Troy Brouwer, left, and Nazem Kadri, after he scored the first goal against Denmark during first period action at the IIHF World Hockey Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)

Canada routs Denmark 6-1 at ice hockey worlds

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 14, 2013 file photo, Finland's Juhamatti Aaltonen, left, vies for the puck with Latvia's Ralfs Freibergs during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B preliminary round match in Helsinki. Two months after the closing ceremony, the Sochi Olympics broke a Winter Games record Friday, April 25, 2014 when a Latvian hockey player became the eighth athlete disqualified for a positive doping test. Ralfs Freibergs was retroactively kicked out of the games by the IOC after being found guilty of a steroid offense, the third hockey player and second from Latvia caught for doping in Sochi. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Jussi Nukari, File) FINLAND OUT

Sochi produces Winter Games record 8th doping case

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Latvia: 2nd doping suspect on ice hockey team

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2 more athletes test positive at Sochi Olympics

By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Associated Press