Visa policy of Ukraine
Visitors to Ukraine must obtain a visa from one of the Ukrainian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa history of Russia
Since 22 March 1993, Latvia has required visas for citizens of Russia. On 13 April 1993, in response, Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin signed the government resolution "[On the] introduction of a visa allowing [entry] of citizens of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia on the territory of the Russian Federation". the resolution taking effect after 30 days. For citizens of the former USSR permanently residing in Estonia and Latvia and not having citizenship, visa-free entry into Russia was allowed until 6 February 1995.