Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which shares borders with both Latvia, which is a NATO member, and Ukraine.
One of the reasons why Latvia announced the withdrawal of Ambassador Māris Riekstiņš from Moscow last week was the end of his term of office a few months later. Latvia was not ready to send a new amba.
Following the news of the Estonian ambassador’s expulsion from Russia, Latvia announced a decision to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Russia in solidarity with Estonia.
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Germany is playing an increasingly aggressive role in the massive rearmament of the Ukrainian army against Russia. According to the government, the total value of licences issued for arms deliveries until 28 November 2022 now amounts to 1.93 billion euros.