- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityLatvia
U.S. Apache helicopters arrive in Latvia
By Janis Laizans LIELVARDE, Latvia (Reuters) - About 20 U.S. Apache military attack helicopters landed at Lielvarde military airfield in Latvia on Thursday, hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The…
Russian military in Belarus threatens Baltics and Poland, says Lithuanian president
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Russia has amassed 45,000 soldiers in Belarus and their presence is threatening to Baltic states and Poland, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Thursday. The joint Russian…
U.S. clears Baltic states to send U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has cleared Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the…
Latvia calls for permanent U.S. troops to guard against Russia threat
By Sabine Siebold ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - Latvia needs a permanent U.S. military presence to deter Russia and wants to boost its defences with U.S. Patriot missiles, Defence…
Latvia begins military exercise near Belarus border amid migrant crisis
(Reuters) - European Union member Latvia has deployed 3,000 troops for a previously unannounced military exercise near its border with Belarus this weekend amid an escalating migrant crisis along the…
Poland, Latvia worry over Russia’s war games on tense EU-Belarus border
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and Latvia expressed concern on Thursday over Russia's looming military drills held jointly on Belarus' western border where the European Union accuses Minsk…
