A month after Latvia hosted a major multinational NATO operation on the alliance's eastern flank, the country's former prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, spoke to Morning Edition about new signals from the White House suggesting a potentially dramatic shift ...
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Russian jets intercepted by NATO over Latvia amid rising tensionNATO Air Command reported that French Rafale fighter jets over Latvia intercepted two Russian aircraft that did not comply with international aviation regulations. A statement on platform X underscored that the French units stationed in Lithuania took action to maintain the uninterrupted security of NATO airspace.
Yanukovych was ousted again in 2014, the Donbas War ignited, and Russia annexed Crimea. Both Minsk I and II (2014, 2015) ceasefire agreements between Russia and Ukraine failed, and Russia entered Ukraine in 2022. The US was also successful in instating pro-EU and pro-NATO presidents, Poroshenko and later Zelensky into power in 2014 and 2019.
The formal entry of Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) over the past two years enhanced alliance security, but it also revealed a strategic myopia: demands that each NATO ally simultaneously contribute to every mission set.
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Latvia’s foreign minister is warning 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 head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was responding to a message from hard-right political commentator David J. Freeman, known on X Gunther Eagleman when he made the statement
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.
Romanian lawmakers approved a bill allowing its military to shoot down drones, after multiple instances of Russian drones entering its airspace.
Along with NATO allies, there are currently over 1,700 Canadian troops and aircrew dug in as part of a Western commitment to defend Latvia. More are planned and others are on standby should there ...
Russia and Ukraine are heavily using drones, with the tactics and technology rapidly evolving. NATO nations are taking note and action.
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NATO High-Readiness Forces on Ukraine's Doorstep 'Ready' To DeployRoughly 10,000 soldiers from across Europe are taking part in NATO's largest exercises of 2025, dubbed Steadfast Dart.
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