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The ground in Kaliningrad, Russia's foreign intelligence service saying Ukrainian forces are planning to launch many drones against targets in Russia from Latvian territory. Moscow also claiming that Latvia agreed to support the operation despite concerns over possible retaliation. The Russian foreign intelligence service claiming that soldiers from Ukraine's unmanned systems forces have already been deployed to military bases in Latvia and Russia meanwhile has warned that modern reconnaissance capabilities make it possible to identify drone launch sites including through analysis of drone wreckage. Moscow has stressed that the coordinates of decision-making centers on Latvian territory are well known and that the country's NATO membership will not protect it from retribution. The Latvian president meanwhile rejected the claim claiming and saying that Russia is lying about Latvia allowing its airspace and territory to be used for strikes against Russia or any other country. The country's foreign minister has claimed that Latvia does not provide airspace for attacks on Russia and that has been explained several times to Russian representatives they claim. Ukraine has also officially refuted Russian claims that its military operations use Latvian territory or airspace. Meanwhile NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a possible drone threat in Latvian airspace near the Russian border. Additional NATO air defenses have been deployed on Latvia's eastern flank. Latvia says these incursions will keep happening as long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues. As you know shortly before noon today cell broadcast alerts were sent out to the eastern border regions of our country warning of a threat in our airspace. To address or neutralize this threat NATO fighter jets were scrambled to patrol the eastern border of our airspace and the armed forces while continuing to monitor the potential object declared an airspace threat slightly deeper into Latvian territory. Latvia's location in northern Europe is highly significant because of its position on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea which serves as a crucial geographical and geopolitical bridge between the west and Russia. Latvia shares a border with Russia to the east making it a critical eastern flank and frontline state for both NATO and the European Union. The Lithuanian foreign minister has sparked a fresh controversy. According to reports he has stated that the NATO is capable of raising all Russian bases located in Kaliningrad to the ground if necessary. The foreign minister has reportedly said that NATO needs to show the Russians that the west is capable of penetrating the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. The Russian authorities have reportedly stated on multiple occasions that the Baltic states provide their airspace for Ukrainian drones to fly through and strike targets on Russian territory. Drones have screed into Baltic states several times in recent months. The Baltic states defense ministries have emphasized that these are Ukrainian drones that lost their bearings because of Russia's use of electronic warfare systems. Thousands of troops in action, nuclear capable missiles activated, strategic bombers in the air. Russia has launched sweeping nuclear exercises across multiple regions as Europe confronts rising anxiety over missiles deterrence and military preparedness. And as the drills unfold Putin is arriving in China deepening the strategic coordination with Xi Jinping. Convoys of missile launchers rolled out, strategic bombers prepared for launch, nuclear submarines moved into operational positions. Russia began one of its largest nuclear readiness exercises in recent months. According to Russian officials the exercises involving 64,000 people and 7,800 pieces of military equipment will rehearse the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of aggression. Moscow says that 140 aircraft, over 200 missile launchers which will involve cruise and ballistic missiles will be part of the drills. 73 surface ships and 13 submarines including eight strategic nuclear submarines will be involved in the massive military exercise. Russia's defense ministry says the operation is testing combat readiness, command coordination and the reliability of the country's strategic nuclear forces under simulated combat conditions. Moscow's nuclear signaling has also steadily extended beyond Russia's own borders. The nuclear capable Oreshnik missile has been stationed in Belarus, Moscow's closest military ally whose territory borders NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Belarus is also holding simultaneous nuclear drills. The Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate range ballistic missile, first used in combat against Ukraine in November 2024 when it struck the city of Dnipro. Ukraine's president Vladimir Zelensky has ordered his troops to reinforce Ukraine's northern borders, accusing Moscow of preparing new attacks from its ally Belarus. The accusations have been dismissed by the Kremlin. The drills are unfolding with heightened urgency as Moscow faces growing aerial attacks from Ukraine targeting its military infrastructure and oil refineries. While Russian authorities insist that the exercise is planned and defensive in nature, the scale of the operation has raised concerns in the West. The tensions are simmering on NATO's eastern flank. Russia says that Ukraine is planning strikes from the Latvian territory. But Ukraine and Latvia have dismissed these claims. On the other hand, Lithuanian foreign minister has claimed that the NATO capable of raising Russian bases to the ground in Kaliningrad. Russia's foreign intelligence service has said the Ukrainian forces are planning to launch many drones against targets inside of Russia from the Latvian territory. Moscow has claimed that Latvia has agreed to support the operation despite concerns of a possible retaliation. The Russian foreign intelligence service has said that soldiers from Ukraine's unmanned systems forces have already been deployed to military bases in Latvia. Russia has warned that modern reconnaissance capabilities make it possible to identify drone launch sites, including through analysis of drone wreckage. Moscow has stressed that the coordinates of the decision-making centres on Latvian territory are well known and that the country's NATO membership will not protect it from retribution. Latvia's president has rejected the claims, saying that Russia is in fact lying about Latvia, allowing its airspace and territory to be used for strikes against Russia or any other country. The country's foreign minister has claimed that Latvia does not provide airspace for attacks on Russia and that has been explained several times to Russian representation. Ukraine has also officially refuted Russian claims that its military operations use Latvian territory for airspace. Meanwhile, NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a possible drone threat over the Latvian airspace near the Russian border. Additional NATO air defences have been deployed on Latvia's eastern flank. Latvia says that these incursions will keep happening as long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues. As you know, shortly before noon today, cell broadcast alerts were sent out to the eastern border regions of our country, warning of a threat in our airspace. To address or neutralise this threat, NATO fighter jets were scrambled to patrol the eastern border of our airspace, and the armed forces, while continuing to monitor the potential object, declared an airspace threat slightly deeper into Latvian territory. Latvia's location in northern Europe is highly significant due to its position on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which serves as a crucial geographical and geopolitical bridge between the and Russia. Latvia shares a border with Russia to the east, making it a critical eastern flank and a frontline state for both NATO and the European Union. Lithuanian foreign minister has sparked a fresh controversy. According to reports, he has stated that NATO is capable of raising all Russian bases located in Kaliningrad to the ground if necessary. The foreign minister has reportedly said that NATO needs to show the West is actually capable of penetrating the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. Russian authorities have previously stated on multiple occasions that the Baltic states provide their airspace for Ukrainian drones to fly through and strike targets on Russian territory. Drones have strayed into Baltic states several times in recent months, and the Baltic states' defence ministers have emphasised that these are Ukrainian drones that had lost their bearings during Russia's use of electronic warfare systems. Meanwhile, tensions are simmering on NATO's eastern flank. Russia says Ukraine is planning strikes from Latvian territory, but Ukraine and Latvia have dismissed these claims. On the other hand, Lithuanian foreign minister has claimed that NATO is capable of raising Russian bases to the ground in Kaliningrad. Ukrainian forces are planning to launch many drones against targets in Russia from Latvian territory. Moscow also claimed that Latvia agreed to support the operation despite concerns over possible retaliation. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is claiming that soldiers from Ukraine's unmanned systems forces have already been deployed to military bases in Latvia. Russia has warned that modern reconnaissance capabilities make it possible to identify drone launch sites, including through analysis of drone wreckage. Moscow has stressed that the coordinates of decision-making centres on Latvian territory are well known, and that the country's NATO membership will not protect it from retribution. The Latvian president, meanwhile, rejected the claim, claiming and saying that Russia is lying about Latvia, allowing its airspace and territory to be used for strikes against Russia or any other country. The country's foreign minister has claimed that Latvia does not provide airspace for attacks on Russia, and that has been explained several times to Russian representatives, they claim. Ukraine has also officially refuted Russian claims that its military operations use Latvian territory or airspace. Meanwhile, NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a possible drone threat in Latvian airspace near the Russian border. Additional NATO air defences have been deployed on Latvia's eastern flank. Latvia says these incursions will keep happening as long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues. As you know, shortly before noon today, cell broadcast alerts were sent out to the eastern border regions of our country, warning of a threat in our airspace. To address or neutralise this threat, NATO fighter jets were scrambled to patrol the eastern border of our airspace, and the armed forces, while continuing to monitor the potential object, declared an airspace threat slightly deeper into Latvian territory. Latvia's location in Northern Europe is highly significant because of its position on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, which serves as a crucial geographical and geopolitical bridge between the West and Russia. Latvia shares a border with Russia to the east, making it a critical eastern flank and front-line state for both NATO and the European Union. The Lithuanian foreign minister has sparked a fresh controversy. According to reports, he has stated that NATO is capable of raising all Russian bases located in Kaliningrad to the ground if necessary. The foreign minister has reportedly said that NATO needs to show the Russians that the West is capable of penetrating the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. The Russian authorities have reportedly stated on multiple occasions that the Baltic states provide their airspace for Ukrainian drones to fly through and strike targets on Russian territory. Drones have screed into Baltic states several times in recent months. The Baltic states defence ministries have emphasised that these are Ukrainian drones that lost their bearings because of Russia's use of electronic warfare systems. Thousands of troops in action, nuclear-capable missiles activated, strategic bombers in the air, Russia has launched sweeping nuclear exercises across multiple regions as Europe confronts rising anxiety over missiles, deterrence and military preparedness. And as the drills unfold, Putin is arriving in China, deepening the strategic coordination with Xi Jinping. Convoys of missile launchers rolled out. Strategic bombers prepared for launch. Nuclear submarines moved into operational positions. Russia began one of its largest nuclear readiness exercises in recent months. According to Russian officials, the exercises, involving 64,000 people and 7,800 pieces of military equipment, will rehearse the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of aggression. Moscow says that 140 aircraft, over 200 missile launchers, which will involve cruise and ballistic missiles, will be part of the drills. 73 surface ships and 13 submarines, including eight strategic nuclear submarines, will be involved in the massive military exercise. Russia's defence ministry says the operation is testing combat readiness, command coordination and the reliability of the country's strategic nuclear forces under simulated combat conditions. Moscow's nuclear signalling has also steadily extended beyond Russia's own borders. The nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile has been stationed in Belarus, Moscow's closest military ally, whose territory borders NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Belarus is also holding simultaneous nuclear drills. The Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile, first used in combat against Ukraine in November 2024, when it struck the city of Dnipro. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered his troops to reinforce Ukraine's northern borders, accusing Moscow of preparing new attacks from its ally Belarus. The accusations have been dismissed by the Kremlin. The drills are unfolding with heightened urgency, as Moscow faces growing aerial attacks from Ukraine, targeting its military infrastructure and oil refineries. While Russian authorities insist that the exercise is planned and defensive in nature, the scale of the operation has raised concerns in the West. Viewer report, Beyond. World is one. Meanwhile, tensions simmering on NATO's eastern flank. Russia says Ukraine is planning strikes from Latvian territory. But Ukraine and Latvia have dismissed these claims. On the other hand, Lithuanian foreign minister has claimed that NATO capable of raising Russian bases to the ground in Kaliningrad. Russia's foreign intelligence service saying Ukrainian forces are planning to launch many drones against targets in Russia from Latvian territory. Moscow also claiming that Latvia agreed to support the operation despite concerns over possible retaliation. The Russian foreign intelligence service claiming that soldiers from Ukraine's unmanned systems forces have already been deployed to military bases in Latvia. And Russia, meanwhile, has warned that modern reconnaissance capabilities make it possible to identify drone launch sites, including through analysis of drone wreckage. Moscow has stressed that the coordinates of decision making centers on Latvian territory are well known and that the country's NATO membership will not protect it from retribution. The Latvian president, meanwhile, rejected the claim, claiming and saying that Russia is lying about Latvia, allowing its airspace and territory to be used for strikes against Russia or any other country. The country's foreign minister has claimed that Latvia does not provide airspace for attacks on Russia, and that has been explained several times to Russian representatives, they claim. Ukraine has also officially refuted Russian claims that its military operations use Latvian territory or airspace. Meanwhile, NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a possible drone threat in Latvian airspace near the Russian border. Additional NATO air defenses have been deployed on Latvia's eastern flank. Latvia says these incursions will keep happening as long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues. As you know, shortly before noon today, cell broadcast alerts were sent out to the eastern border regions of our country, warning of a threat in our airspace. To address or neutralize this threat, NATO fighter jets were scrambled to patrol the eastern border of our airspace, and the armed forces, while continuing to monitor the potential object, declared an airspace threat slightly deeper into Latvian territory. Latvia's location in northern Europe is highly significant because of its position on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, which serves as a crucial geographical and geopolitical bridge between the West and Russia. Latvia shares a border with Russia to the east, making it a critical eastern flank and frontline state for both NATO and the European Union. The Lithuanian foreign minister has sparked a fresh controversy. According to reports, he has stated that NATO is capable of raising all Russian bases located in Kaliningrad to the ground if necessary. The foreign minister has reportedly said that NATO needs to show the Russians that the West is capable of penetrating the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. The Russian authorities have reportedly stated on multiple occasions that the Baltic states provide their airspace for Ukrainian drones to fly through and strike targets on Russian territory. Drones have strayed into Baltic states several times in recent months. The Baltic states' defense ministries have emphasized that these are Ukrainian drones that lost their bearings because of Russia's use of electronic warfare systems. Thousands of troops in action, nuclear-capable missiles activated, strategic bombers in the air. Russia has launched sweeping nuclear exercises across multiple regions as Europe confronts rising anxiety over missiles, deterrence and military preparedness. And as the drills unfold, Putin is arriving in China, deepening the strategic coordination with Xi Jinping. Convoys of missile launchers rolled out, strategic bombers prepared for launch. Nuclear submarines moved into operational positions. Russia began one of its largest nuclear readiness exercises in recent months. According to Russian officials, the exercises, involving 64,000 people and 7,800 pieces of military equipment, will rehearse the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of aggression. Moscow says that 140 aircraft, over 200 missile launchers, which will involve cruise and ballistic missiles, will be part of the drills. 73 surface ships and 13 submarines, including eight strategic nuclear submarines, will be involved in the massive military exercise. Russia's defense ministry says the operation is testing combat readiness, command coordination and the reliability of the country's strategic nuclear forces under simulated combat conditions. Moscow's nuclear signaling has also steadily extended beyond Russia's own borders. The nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile has been stationed in Belarus, Moscow's closest military ally, whose territory borders NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Belarus is also holding simultaneous nuclear drills. The Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile, first used in combat against Ukraine in November 2024, when it struck the city of Dnipro. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered his troops to reinforce Ukraine's northern borders, accusing Moscow of preparing new attacks from its ally Belarus. The accusations have been dismissed by the Kremlin. The drills are unfolding with heightened urgency as Moscow faces growing aerial attacks from Ukraine, targeting its military infrastructure and oil refineries. While Russian authorities insist that the exercise is planned and defensive in nature, the scale of the operation has raised concerns in the West. Russia says that Ukraine is planning strikes from the Latvian territory. But Ukraine and Latvia have dismissed these claims. On the other hand, Lithuanian foreign minister has claimed that the NATO is capable of raising Russian bases to the ground in Kaliningrad. Russia's foreign intelligence service has said that the Ukrainian forces are planning to launch many drones against targets inside of Russia from the Latvian territory. Moscow has claimed that Latvia has agreed to support the operation despite concerns over possible retaliation. The Russian foreign intelligence service has said that soldiers from Ukraine's unmanned systems forces have already been deployed to military bases in Latvia. Russia has warned that modern reconnaissance capabilities make it possible to identify drone launch sites, including through analysis of drone wreckage. Moscow has stressed that the coordinates of the decision-making centres on Latvian territory are well known and that the country's NATO membership will not protect it from retribution. Latvia's president has rejected the claims, saying that Russia is in fact lying about Latvia, allowing its airspace and territory to be used for strikes against Russia or any other country. The country's foreign minister has claimed that Latvia does not provide airspace for attacks on Russia and that has been explained several times to Russian representation. Ukraine has also officially refuted Russian claims that its military operations use Latvian territory for airspace. Meanwhile, NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a possible drone threat over the Latvian airspace near the Russian border. Additional NATO air defences have been deployed on Latvia's eastern flank. Latvia says that these incurs