{"id":1413536,"date":"2026-07-24T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1413536"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:32:44","slug":"latvian-president-no-military-threat-from-russia-right-now-but-vigilance-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/latvian-president-no-military-threat-from-russia-right-now-but-vigilance-is-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvian President: No Military Threat From Russia Right Now, But Vigilance Is Needed"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latvian President Edgars Rink\u0113vi\u010ds stated that there is currently no direct military threat to the country from Russia, but citizens should remain vigilant regarding potential sabotage activity.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, his words are cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsm.lv\/raksts\/zinas\/latvija\/22.07.2026-prezidents-patlaban-tiesi-militari-draudi-no-krievijas-nav-noverojami-sabiedribai-ir-jabut-modrai.a655938\/\">LSM<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rink\u0113vi\u010ds noted that there is currently no direct military threat to Latvia from Russia, but sabotage threats cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We can see that the situation is changing quite dynamically \u2014 something that was relevant a few months ago is no longer relevant, and something new appears instead. So I&#8217;m very grateful to our security agencies\u2026 I also call on the public to be active. If you notice anything suspicious, report it immediately,&#8221; the president noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also stressed that it&#8217;s nearly impossible to foresee everything and be prepared for absolutely everything, and that &#8220;we need to be honest about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rink\u0113vi\u010ds had previously confirmed he had received intelligence about the likelihood of Russian provocations against the Baltic states.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Latvia strengthened protection of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Poland, officials have openly begun discussing the risk that Russia could potentially use Ukrainian attack drones intercepted over its territory for a &#8220;false flag&#8221; provocation against Poland. This scenario was discussed at a government meeting.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-naval-missions-to-inspect-russian-shadow-fleet-vessels-kallas-says\/\">EU Naval Missions to Inspect Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels, Kallas Says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvian President Edgars Rink\u0113vi\u010ds stated that there is currently no direct military &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1364150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,51,36415,53,36422,50],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1413536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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