Ukraine Should Be Free to Hit Military Targets in Russia, Latvia Says
- Latvian minister speaks in interview at NATO Bucharest meeting
- US has held back on sending weapons that could reach Russia
Edgars Rinkevics
Photographer: Valentyn Ogirenko/AFP/Getty Images
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Ukraine should be free to strike military sites inside Russia as it fends off attacks on its critical infrastructure, Latvia’s foreign minister said. But allies including the US have held back on sending weapons that can strike Russia.
“We should allow Ukrainians to use weapons to target missile sites or air fields from where those operations are being launched,” Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said Tuesday in an interview on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Bucharest. Allies “should not fear” escalation, he added.