What happened<\/p>\n
Several drones entered Latvian airspace from the Russian side and flew over the municipalities of R\u0113zekne, Balvi, and Ludza in the Latgale region. The Latvian Foreign Ministry immediately summoned a Russian embassy representative.<\/p>\n
Latvia denies Russian claims<\/p>\n
Riga emphasized: Latvia has never granted permission for the use of its airspace to launch drones at targets in Russia.<\/p>\n
The drones flew in from Russia, not the other way around \u2014 contrary to Moscow’s public statements.<\/p>\n
Condemnation of threats to Kyiv<\/p>\n
Latvia also condemned Russia’s public threats to launch a massive strike on Kyiv on May 9, including threats to foreign embassies in the Ukrainian capital.<\/p>\n
The Foreign Ministry reiterated its demand to stop the aggression and withdraw Russian troops from all internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Earlier, information emerged that Russia is preparing total communication restrictions for the May holidays due to fears of strikes on the Kremlin. Moscow planned to shut down the internet, <\/a>block ATMs, and completely close the sky to civil aviation.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico became the first leader of an EU country to openly declare his intention to visit Moscow<\/a> for the May 9 parade after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Due to sanctions and the closed airspace of neighboring countries, the logistics of his trip have become significantly more complicated.<\/p>\n