Latvia’s PM warns Moscow: no jokes, NATO stands ready on the Baltic front

Latvia’s new prime minister Andris Kulbergs told NATO leadership in Brussels that there are no jokes with Moscow, highlighting continued NATO presence and Baltic air-policing, unity ahead of the Ankara summit, and Latvia’s push to deepen defense ties with Ukraine as it nears 5% of GDP in defense spending; Latvia’s president warned that any attack on the Baltics would trigger NATO’s collective defense, signaling firm Western resolve on Europe’s eastern flank.