Latvia Seeks Canadian Support for Expanded, Permanent NATO Presence in Baltics

Latvia Seeks Canadian Support for Expanded, Permanent NATO Presence in Baltics
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins takes part in an interview with The Canadian Press at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on May 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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Latvia’s prime minister is in Ottawa today seeking Canada’s support for an expanded, permanent NATO force in his country and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia.

In an interview, Krišjānis Kariņš says such an enhanced military presence will send a strong signal to Russia not to consider invading.