Summary
- President Edgars Rinkevics believes Vladimir Putin dreams of restoring the Russian Empire with Ukraine as part of it
- Rinkevics emphasizes the importance of Ukraine’s actual membership in NATO, not just an invitation
- He calls for Europe to step up defense industry efforts regardless of US decisions regarding aid to Ukraine
- Rinkevics stresses the need for a joint NATO approach in response to drone incidents like the recent one in Latvia