UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Latvia’s president says Russia is planning for a long war in Ukraine and he has a message for countries wavering on continuing military support to Kyiv: Keep supplying arms or the Ukrainians will lose and Russia will have a green light for threatening others in the future.
In July, Rinkēvičs was sworn in as president of Latvia, which was part of the Soviet Union until its break-up in August 1991.
He said it is important for the West to support both Ukraine and Israel against attacks on “our values” and the international order.
Rinkēvičs said the EU and NATO need to prepare for a long war in Ukraine.
Many experts and officials have said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hope is to outlast Western support for Ukraine in a long war.
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