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.
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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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, second from right, Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics, left, and Finland's President Alexander Stubb, centre left,
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.
EU leaders hold emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid amid waning US security support
European Union leaders held emergency talks to explore new ways to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will be protected
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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