 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1991, Latvia yakawana rusununguko kubva kuUSSR kuburikidza neLatvia rusununguko uye democracy poll, 1991. Muna 2007, chibvumirano chemuganhu pakati penyika mbiri chakasimbiswa pashure pokunge Latvia yaramba kuti yaiva nharaunda duku yaivapo Hondo Yenyika II isati yatanga iyo pari zvino iri rutivi rweRussia yemazuva ano. Achitaura paLatvia-Russia Business Forum muSt. Petersburg, Mutungamiri Valdis Zatlers akataura achitsigira hurongwa hwekusava nevisa pakati peEU neRussia. Muhurukuro nepepanhau reLatvia Segodnya, Mutungamiri Andris Berzins akataura kuti chokwadi ndechokuti Russia muvakidzani wedu, uye tinofanira kutsvaka nzira dzokuvandudza ukama hwakanaka hwokuvakidzana pakati penyika dzedu mbiri pasinei nokuti chii chingaitika. Musi waZvita 13, 2018 paramende yeLatvia yakatambira chirevo chinoshora zviito zvechisimba zveRussia muchiitiko cheKerch Strait. 