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Russia NATO neighbour readies for war by destroying own roads for anti-tank defence
04 May 2024 12:24 GMT
… wins his brutal war against Ukraine. Latvia shares a 168- … of a looming Third World War. READ MORE: US-China … Skzypchak, a former deputy defence minister, argues Poland and Lithuania … in peacetime,” he said.
Latvian troops have been mounting defences near …
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PROCUREMENT: Trillions For Defense
04 May 2024 05:18 GMT
… since 2009. Global defense spending passed two trillion … occurred because of the war in Ukraine. Here … NATO nations about their security situation. Russian leaders have … Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, …
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New EU sanctions will apply to supplies of manganese ore and aluminum oxide to Russia - Latvian authorities
03 May 2024 17:39 GMT
… oxide to Russia, Latvian Finance Minister Arvil Asheradens said on … package at Latvia';s proposal, he said.
The minister said … materials used in the defense industry, manganese ore and … of EU sanctions. The Latvian Foreign Ministry said that Riga …
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Media: Latvia starts digging anti-tank ditch near border with Russia
03 May 2024 16:26 GMT
… us in this fight.
The Latvian army has started to dig an … one of the all-out war, could become the next target … 2025 as previously planned, Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said on May …
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UK contracts KBR for British Army’s interim heavy armour mobility
03 May 2024 15:18 GMT
The UK’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE… arm of the Ministry of Defence, has turned to US … British Army remains able to project fighting power where required.”
US defence … in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and …
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Latvia starts to fortify its border with Russia and Belarus
03 May 2024 13:37 GMT
… with Russia and Belarus, Latvian army
will create a chain … Forces
of Latvia, Lieutenant Colonel Kaspars Lazdins, first defense line will … Belarusian border.
Next year, Latvian army plans to build 30 … block possible ways
for enemy troops to advance: in addition …
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FIRST READING: Defence minister says he keeps trying to boost military spending, but nobody lets him
03 May 2024 13:04 GMT
… STORY
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This week, Defence Minister Bill Blair made a rare … by a meeting of NATO defence ministers in 2006, Canada has … a contingent of 2,200 troops to Latvia, and that deployment initially … military in the post-Cold War era, a number of recent …
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Latvian team excels at NATO cyber-defense exercise
03 May 2024 12:27 GMT
… at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in … most advanced live-fire cyber defense exercise, concluded with an … of Locked Shield 2024 are:
Latvia, together with a team … cyber threats, enhancing our collective security,” he added.
Seen a …
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Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainians ‘have the right to strike inside Russia’, says David Cameron
03 May 2024 00:18 GMT
… . In January, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, pledged £2 … precision-guided bombs, air defence missiles and equipment for … question of sending western troops to Ukraine would “legitimately … Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Britain …
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No decisions in EU to send troops ‘in a direct way into Ukraine’ — Latvia’s top diplomat
02 May 2024 21:35 GMT
… on the issue continue, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said.
… Kiev’s shortage of air defense systems, a Ukrainian journalist … about possibly sending ground troops to Ukraine. The French … the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. According to …