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France 24
France 24
Politics
Sébastian SEIBT

Russian secret services target Latvia as Ukraine's drone offensive worries the Kremlin

A guard stands at the border fence with barbed wire during a press tour to present military reinforcement measures at the border of Latvia with Russia, on August 16, 2024 near Karsava, Latvia
A guard stands at the border fence with barbed wire during a press tour to present military reinforcement measures at the border of Latvia with Russia on August 16, 2024 near Karsava, Latvia. © Gints Ivuskans, AFP

The Russian secret services on Monday accused Latvia without evidence of helping Ukraine strike Russian targets using drones, and threatened the Baltic state with military retaliation. But the targeting of Latvia by the Kremlin, which continues to deploy new tactics in its hybrid war, was no accident.

Moscow launched a fierce attack on Latvia at the UN on Monday. Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s representative to the Security Council, accused Riga, without providing any evidence, of allowing Ukraine to use its territory to prepare drone strikes against Russia.

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