{"id":1397894,"date":"2026-06-29T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1397894"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:44:27","slug":"now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Is Not the Time for a Deal With Russia \u2014 Latvian PM Calls on Europe to Show Strength"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has urged European countries to prioritize strength over diplomacy in dealing with Russia, arguing that now is not the time to seek a peace agreement with Moscow.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/europe-armed-for-peace\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/europe-armed-for-peace\/\">Euractiv<\/a>, Kulbergs said he does not believe a negotiated settlement with Russia is possible at this stage and stressed that Europe must remain united in confronting the security threat on its eastern flank,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe in peace agreements, at least not now,&#8221; Kulbergs said. &#8220;We need a common approach\u2014only then will there be no absurd ideas. 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We must demonstrate strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to the Latvian prime minister, Europe&#8217;s priority should be ensuring there are no weak links along its eastern border while maintaining a unified position toward Russia.<\/p>\n   <p>Earlier, Latvia announced it would maintain enhanced security measures along its border with Russia, citing persistent security risks and continued attempts at illegal border crossings.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-forced-to-use-costly-air-defense-missiles-against-ukrainian-drones-due-to-lack-of-dedicated-counter-drone-systems\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-forced-to-use-costly-air-defense-missiles-against-ukrainian-drones-due-to-lack-of-dedicated-counter-drone-systems\/\">Russia Forced to Use Costly Air Defense Missiles Against Ukrainian Drones Due to Lack of Dedicated Counter-Drone Systems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has urged European countries to prioritize strength &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1333760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1397894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Now Is Not the Time for a Deal With Russia \u2014 Latvian PM Calls on Europe to Show Strength - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Now Is Not the Time for a Deal With Russia \u2014 Latvian PM Calls on Europe to Show Strength - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has urged European countries to prioritize strength ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-29T11:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flags_poland_ukraine_1300x750-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ec05b64cb7957f2edee871ad21ea2da9\"},\"headline\":\"Now Is Not the Time for a Deal With Russia \u2014 Latvian PM Calls on Europe to Show Strength\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-29T11:05:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/\"},\"wordCount\":195,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/now-is-not-the-time-for-a-deal-with-russia-latvian-pm-calls-on-europe-to-show-strength\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flags_poland_ukraine_1300x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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