Latvian State Security Service (VDD) has prepared the Annual Report about its activities in 2025.
The Report provides VDD’s assessment on the main threats to Latvia’s national security and insofar as the secrecy requirements of the Service’s work allow, outlines the countermeasures implemented by VDD.
Last year, Russia’s intelligence and security services continued to pose the biggest threat to Latvia’s national security as they organised a multitude of activities against our country. These include malign activities directed against state infrastructure, aggressive intelligence activities and psychological operations aimed at influencing the public opinion. Likewise, Russia continued its attempts at influencing the mood of the Latvian society according to its interests by extending propaganda and disinformation activities in the internet environment.
Belarusian and Chinese intelligence and security services also continued to pose risks to Latvia’s national security. Terrorism risks pertaining to individual radicalisation cases of Latvian residents and potential entry into Latvia of foreigners who support terrorism also remained relevant.
To reduce risks to national security, last year VDD in cooperation with Latvian and foreign partner services implemented a wide range of countermeasures, as a result of which the security situation remained stable. The Report provides an insight into VDD’s primary areas of activity: counterintelligence, protection of official secret, protection of constitutional order, strengthening the security of the information space, promoting economic security, counterterrorism, pre-trial investigation and dignitary protection.
The Annual Report on the activities of VDD in 2025 is available here.
Information prepared by VDD
