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Today, Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced that the government formation talks will be postponed until next week while changes to the deputies' compensation system are being planned and Poland will provide support at the Latvia-Belarus border. #Latvija #ziņas #politika (translated)

"We strictly protect our borders against illegal migration, we have our own asylum policy - we do not accept asylum applications and deport those who violate Polish laws. We will uphold a zero-tolerance approach to security issues," emphasized Donald Tusk on the platform "X." #Migrācija #EUSamit #RobustāPolitika (translated)

The leaders of Hungary and Poland have promised to continue a strict migration policy, emphasizing the need to protect borders and not accept asylum applications in order to address internal contradictions within the EU regarding migration issues. #Migrācija #EUSamit #RobustāPolitika (translated)

Ilmārs Poikāns wrote that Russian media and diplomatic circles have reported on Vladimir Putin's offer to hold a trilateral meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next week or in the coming weeks to discuss Ukraine. According to Poikāns, neither Volodymyr Zelensky nor European leaders would be invited to the negotiating table. Poikāns described this initiative as an attempt to return to the logic of the 1945 great power agreements and to challenge Ukraine's right to determine its own future. He emphasized that such a precedent would be dangerous for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as it could reinforce the belief that territorial borders can be changed through military force. Poikāns also warned that Russia could use the pause for the restoration of its army and military industrial base, but later make demands regarding buffer zones or the withdrawal of allied forces from the Baltic states. In his view, the proposal could be adapted to Trump's desire for a quick agreement, while Xi's involvement would attempt to make China a guarantor of Russia's gains. Poikāns pointed out that support for the division of Ukraine could significantly worsen China's relations with the European Union. He also suggested that the leak of this information before the U.S. midterm elections and Trump's expected visit to China could increase distrust among Kyiv, European capitals, and Washington. Poikāns stressed that talks about Ukraine without Ukraine would not be a peace process, but rather imposed capitulation. He urged Europe, especially the Baltic states, Poland, and the Nordic countries, to speed up the strengthening of military capabilities, as he believes that issues of European security should not be decided by great powers without European involvement. #Ukraina #Baltija #Starptautiskāsattiecības (translated)

The NBS informed that on October 18, an unidentified object, possibly a drone, was detected in Lithuanian airspace from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM. This caused air alarms in several regions. Given the available data and the high likelihood that the object could enter Latvia, a heightened alert was also activated in the districts of Bauska, Aizkraukle, and Ogre. The NBS indicated that due to the potential threat, NATO air defense mission fighter jets were deployed. According to the information available at the time, the fighters did not shoot down the object, and there was a possibility that it detonated itself. The incident site was located in the Pasvalys district in northern Lithuania, near the Latvian border. The NBS added that Lithuanian police were working at the scene, conducting an initial investigation and collecting evidence. The possible origin of the object and the cause of the explosion were still being investigated. #drošība #bezpilotlidaparāts #NATO (translated)

Andris Kulbergs (AS) stated that at the European Council in Brussels, Latvia's main priority was to achieve a larger budget for the country. He called for an additional €7 billion to be allocated for the security of the eastern border, to ensure fair direct payments for Latvian farmers, and to prevent the financing of Russia's war economy through the transit of Russian grain. Kulbergs also emphasized support for Ukraine and said that this winter would be crucial. #Latvija #EiropasSavienība #Budžets (translated)

Events in the Black Sea are yet another confirmation that the peace architecture established after the Cold War has collapsed. And when Russia's territorial gains in Ukraine are not enough, it escalates the situation elsewhere in Europe, for example, in Leipzig, near the borders of Bulgaria or Romania, Poland, or Croatia. This is happening continuously. Russia is trying to gain something this way and then present it to its citizens as an achievement. This is the only way to destabilize the European Union. Also, Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament Andrej Novakov said that everything indicates that Russia is behind the drone attacks near the territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria. #DronuUzbrukumi #MelnāJūra #Krievija (translated)

European Union leaders are discussing the next multiannual budget in Brussels, where Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is calling for an increase of the budget by seven billion euros to strengthen the eastern border, while Germany and other frugal countries emphasize the necessity to reduce the budget size. #ESBudžets #Lauksaimniecība #Kohēzija (translated)