Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.
Latvia FM: Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he couldn't in Ukraine war -- weaken the US
Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.
The country has witnessed Russian bases in the Baltic — once emptied of troops and equipment because of the Ukraine war — now being refilled and restocked. All three Baltic states — Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania — have increased the fortification of their borders with Russia.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wij
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Takeaways From the EU's Landmark Security Summit After Trump Said Europe Must Fend for Itself
EU leaders prepare for emergency security summit
As Washington confirms it has suspended some intelligence sharing with Kyiv, EU leaders prepare to hold an emergency summit in Brussels. We ask what Europe needs to do to defend itself and Ukraine, while Latvia's defence minister tells us his country could join a 'coalition of the willing' in Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy discusses 'necessary steps for peace' at emergency Europe summit
Latvia's foreign minister warned that Russia wanted to "weaken U.S. power" in the world as Washington and Moscow seek to end the war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNUkraine's defence minister reveals Nordic-Baltic countries' plans to support UkraineUkraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov took part in a meeting of defence ministers from Baltic and Scandinavian countries in the Nordic Baltic Eight format during his visit to Denmark. Source: Umierov on Telegram,
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RBC Ukraine on MSNNorth-Baltic Eight nations announce new support packages for UkraineUkrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the Nordic-Baltic 8 meeting, where the Baltic and Nordic countries presented new initiatives to support Ukraine. In particular, they announced an increase in military aid,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia. Latvia Foreign Minister ...
Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in relations with the US.
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