According to her, the Latvian government “has just approved the transfer of NBS anti-aircraft weapons, unmanned tactical surveillance systems and other necessary logistics to the Ukrainian armed forces.”
In early April, it was reported that Latvia had set a goal for 2024, 2025 and 2026 to provide Kiev with the necessary military support in the amount of 0.25% of gross domestic product per year, including military training and supply of equipment and weapons by land, air, maritime and cybersecurity issues. In 2024, planned support for Ukraine from the Latvian government will exceed €200 million, including military assistance.
In April, Silina reported that Riga’s military aid to kyiv amounted to 392 million euros. In January, Latvia also created an international drone coalition for Ukraine alongside the United Kingdom to bolster Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) arsenal, the Kyiv Independent reported. Latvia and Ukraine are now working to increase joint production of drones, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said last week during Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze’s visit to kyiv.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously stressed that any shipment containing weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. According to him, the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict, not only supplying weapons, but also training military personnel in several European countries.
