Moscow’s aggression brings about Putin’s worst fears of NATO expansion, says Latvian defence official

If not permanent, Canada's presence in Latvia should be 'temporary for a long time,' says Liberal MP John McKay, noting that Canada needs to 'get more serious' about its own security.

Jānis Garisons, Latvia’s state secretary for the ministry of defence, pictured at a Macdonald-Laurier Institute event in 2018, says there is no 'direct' military threat currently from Russia, but notes that Moscow's aggressiveness brings 'anxiety' for Latvians. Photograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 15, 2022

Amid Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine, Ottawa has recommitted to its NATO deployment in Latvia—a move some are calling to be made permanent—with Moscow’s aggression empowering the military alliance whose future was in question only a few years ago. While in Latvia during a five-day Eu...

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