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The president of Latvia says Russia is digging in for the long haul in its war against Ukraine, and that he has a message for Western countries that waver on their support of the country.
Either those countries keep supplying weapons, or Ukraine will lose and Russia will have a green light to threaten other countries in the future, Edgars Rinkevics said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“It is important to actually fight for international peace, and peace in Europe, because if we stop Russia in Ukraine, then Russia is not going to be able to challenge other countries.”
Rinkevics highlighted the disruptive role that Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is playing in Africa, among other adventures conducted by or on behalf of the Kremlin.
Rinkevics, who was Latvia’s foreign minister for 13 years before being elected president, said members of the 27-nation EU had remained largely united on sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine despite some members having “their opinions.”
“Interestingly enough, at this point, the EU is more divided when it comes to the Middle East, rather than to Ukraine,” he said in the interview.
rc/jcg (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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