Latvia rejects Russian claims that Ukraine is planning attacks from its territory

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has dismissed as false a statement by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleging that Ukraine is preparing attacks on Russia from Latvian territory.

Braže responded in a post on the social media platform X, rejecting the claims and accusing Moscow of spreading disinformation, Caliber.Az reports.

❗️Russia lies again❗️This time it is SVR or the External Intelligence Service running a disinformation campaign against Latvia.

✅FACT: Latvia does NOT provide airspace for attacks on Russia. That has been explained several times to Russian representatives. pic.twitter.com/0NqrwQGzIB

— Baiba Braže (@Braze_Baiba) May 19, 2026

“Russia lies again! This time it is SVR or the External Intelligence Service running a disinformation campaign against Latvia. FACT: Latvia does NOT provide airspace for attacks on Russia. That has been explained several times to Russian representatives,” Braže wrote.

Earlier, Braže has stated that Russian forces advance in Ukraine “at a snail’s pace”, and it’s so insignificant that even comparing them to snails is inappropriate.

According to her, talking about the Russian army advancing at a snail’s pace is “an insult to snails.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov