<prompt> I-Saeima, iphalamende laseLatvia, lakhethwa futhi ngo-1993. I-Russia yaphetha ukuba khona kwayo kwezempi ngokuqedela ukuhoxiswa kwamasosha ngo-1994 nokuvala isiteshi se-radar Skrunda-1 ngo-1998. Izinhloso ezinkulu zaseLatvia ngawo-1990, ukujoyina i-NATO kanye ne-European Union, zafinyelelwa ngo-2004. Ingqungquthela ye-NATO ngo-2006 yabanjelwa eRiga. Imithetho yolimi nobunikazi baphikiswa ngabaningi abakhuluma isiRashiya. Ubunikazi abuzange bunikezwe ngokuzenzakalelayo kubantu baseSoviet ababehlala ngesikhathi sokuhlala kweSoviet, noma kubantwana babo. Izingane ezizalwe kubantu abangezona izakhamizi ngemuva kokuvuselelwa kwenkululeko zifanelekile ukuba nezakhamizi. Cishe ama-72 abantu baseLatvia bangabongameli baseLatvia, kuyilapho ama-20 abantu baseRussia; ngaphansi kuka-1 abantu abangezona izakhamizi zaseRussia bangabongameli baseLatvia, kuyilapho ama-71 abantu baseLatvia.  <response>: ukujoyina i-NATO ne-European Union 