Latvia to Close Airspace Over Its Eastern Border for One Week

Latvia's Minister of Defense Andris Spruds

Photographer: Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto/AP Photo

Latvia will close the airspace over its eastern border for at least one week, Minister of Defense Andris Spruds said.

The decision comes a day after Poland shot down drones that crossed into its territory, with a significant number of them originating in Belarus. It also coincides with the Zapad military exercise, which Belarus and Russia will begin on Friday.