Latvian army uses force against migrants from Belarus, accused of orchestrating flows targeting the NATO flank.
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Updated Sep 9
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Latvian army uses force against migrants from Belarus, accused of orchestrating flows targeting the NATO flank.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Latvia is formalizing its enhanced role as the external border, facing threats from the Belarusian regime and discussing border security with international counterparts.Sub-event
Latvia uses military force against migrants from Belarus, targeting the NATO flank.1 source
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Alliance facing hybrid threats, members agree on border defense line installations, and the group addresses Russian provocations against the eastern flank.Also in this story
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- Latvian personnel are training at an Estonian air base while the Portuguese Air Force deploys to support NATO missions.
- NATO air policing missions are underway in the Baltic states, amid reports of Russia redirecting Ukrainian drones toward Poland and Latvia.
The entities involved
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Latvia
sovereign state in northeastern Europe
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Belarus
country in Eastern Europe
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NATO
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
Related events
- Latvia seeks cooperation with Poland on border issues while facing an influx of irregular migrants from Belarus, attributing the hybrid threat to orchestration by Russia.
- Russian actions using Belarus as a staging ground test NATO's eastern flank, prompting alliance responses.
- NATO is building a network to track threats along borders with Belarus and Russia, extending into northern Finland.
- Latvia remains a core NATO member on the eastern flank and is considering deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
- Belarus is facing European tensions, while Alexander Lukashenko denies sending troops to Ukraine and criticizes NATO military expansion.