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Latvian Defense Minister to Le Figaro: “Putin has triggered a process of self-destruction in Russia”

2024-02-09T06:24:43.970Z

Highlights: Latvian Defense Minister to Le Figaro: “Putin has triggered a process of self-destruction in Russia” Andris Spruds talks about “Russian imperial DNA’, “NATO’s strategic unity of views” on “the existential threat” that Putin represents. Spruds: If we come to a form of jungle without rules where force, power and weapons decide the fate of nations, it will be very dangerous for everyone.


EXCLUSIVE – Andris Spruds talks about “Russian imperial DNA”, “NATO’s strategic unity of views” on “the existential threat” that Putin represents and the need to put in place “containment of Russia”.


LE FIGARO.

- In Riga, Latvians speak of Ukraine's fight as "their war."

It's the case?

ANDRIS SPRUDS.

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For Latvia, the fight of Ukrainians is not only for Ukraine, but for all of us, for European values, for the legal international order.

If we come to a form of jungle without rules where force, power and weapons decide the fate of nations, it will be very dangerous for everyone.

We understand the urgency and seriousness of this situation because we come from a historical experience similar to that of the Ukrainians, that of nations that lived on bloody lands, pressured by external neighbors.

We have a lot in common, hence our company's strong support for Ukraine, and our full strategic and political support.

That said, even within NATO and the EU, unified support persists, despite tensions.

Of course, we would like an even firmer approach.

There are nuances, which depend on the situation…

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Source: lefigaro

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