The Latvian presidential spouses expressed their support for Ukraine and called on European leaders to speed up its path to EU membership.
President of Latvia Egils Levits and his wife Andra Levite addressed our people in Ukrainian. On the Instagram video, they supported Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia.
The first lady appeared in a white vyshyvanka, and the president with a blue and yellow tie, as a symbol of the Ukrainian flag.
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“Dear courageous people of Ukraine, my friend, President Zelensky, all of Latvia is with you in thoughts, deeds and prayers. Together we will defeat Russian aggression and the Putin regime. Ukraine's place is with us in Europe. I support and urge other leaders of Europe to speed up the path Ukraine for membership in the European Union, immediately giving it the status of a candidate country.Glory to Ukraine!Glory to the Heroes!” – said the President of Latvia.