Because the Russian Federation has too many complications “due to military actions in Ukraine” the aggressor country will not attack NATO countries now.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže stated this in interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York.
— You ask if I'm afraid that Russia will invade NATO.No, I don’t think Russia will do this, because it will mean much more complications than there are in Ukraine,” she noted.
The head of the Latvian MFA on the possibilities of the Russian Federation to fight NATO
According to Braže, Russia is not doing very well, and this also applies to economic component. As she noted, the Russian Federation loses more than 2,000 soldiers a day at the front, and its total losses of manpower of 600-700 thousand are a heavy burden. on the economy of the aggressor country.
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According to the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, there are currently no direct military threats from the Russian Federation to NATO countries, including her country. In particular , she noted that she takes her defense seriously.
In addition, Braže promised that Latvia would cooperate with all members of the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump. However, the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry declined to answer a question about whether she was worried about some of Trump's decisions regarding appointments in the administration.
