Latvia’s Election: Rail Baltica Is a NATO Problem, Not a Budget Scandal
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On Saturday Latvia elects a new parliament. After several drone incidents, the country has asked NATO for support. German Eurofighters are also in action. WORLD reporter Carolina Drüten was on site.
Against the background of the Ukraine war there are repeated violations of Baltic airspace. Because Latvia elects a new parliament on 3 October, the government wants to avoid interference by drones. The Bundeswehr sends four fighter jets and dozens of soldiers.
Latvia’s Election: Rail Baltica Is a NATO Problem, Not a Budget Scandal
Eurofighters Over Lielvārde This week, four German Eurofighters and several dozen ground crew arrived at Lielvārde air base in central Latvia. They were sent at Riga’s request to protect the country’s airspace through Saturday’s election. The deployment follows a spring in which drones repeatedly crashed on Latvian territory. They were mostly Ukrainian drones aimed at […]
At the request of Latvia, the Luftwaffe participates with four Eurofighters in the protection of the airspace of the Baltic EU and NATO during the parliamentary elections this weekend. All current developments on the war in Ukraine can be read here in the live blog.
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