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Late warnings and a minister’s fall: Latvia’s air-defence failures revealed

Euronews · May 14, 2026, 6:30 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Latvia found itself at the centre of a national security storm last week. A series of drones crossed into its airspace, sparking not only a fire on the ground but also a political crisis that toppled the defence minister and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the Baltic state’s military readiness.

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