Latvia will provide Ukraine with a further military aid package, including anti-aircraft guns and unmanned surveillance drones, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa said after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. "We must ensure Ukraine wins the war for the sake of Ukraine, European security, and the world order," the prime minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The air defence and drone systems will come from Latvian military stocks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Latvia's for its "consistent"
Latvia is developing a new security assistance package for Ukraine and will provide the first drones as part of the drone coalition. It will also financially contribute to the Czech-led initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, Seimas Speaker Daiga Mieriņa and Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš have called on residents to express solidarity with the people of Ukraine and join in a minute of silence on Saturday, 24 February, at 09:00.