Security Researcher: Continued Aid to Ukraine Also Strengthens Latvia's Own Security
Jānis Kažociņš, senior researcher at the Geopolitics Research Centre, argues that Ukraine's fall would raise the threat to NATO countries too. He says Latvia should keep supporting Ukrainians as much as it can.
Latvia should keep giving Ukraine as much support as possible, because a Ukrainian defeat would also endanger Latvia and other NATO members. This was stated by Jānis Kažociņš, senior researcher at the Geopolitics Research Centre, on the podcast "Drošības barometrs" ("Security Barometer"), which discusses security issues.
What the researcher expects
Kažociņš explains that if Ukraine falls, the current or the next ruler of the Kremlin, meaning Russia's leader, would soon begin something similar against other territories that lie within Russia's sphere of interest. Among such territories he includes NATO member states. NATO is the North Atlantic military alliance, of which Latvia is a member.
Conclusion for Latvia
From this assessment the researcher concludes that Latvia must support Ukrainians as much as it can. In his reasoning, uninterrupted assistance to Ukraine is not only help for a country at war but also strengthens Latvia's own security.
The source gives no details on specific forms or amounts of support.
