Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO's eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along Nato’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defence alliance.

It is still too early to discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, as there are no obvious preconditions, the Public Broadcasting of Latvia reports, citing Andris Sprūds, Minister of Defense of Latvia.

Sweden’s armed forces said the mission of 550 troops will contribute to the alliance’s deterrence and defense efforts, and ensure stability in the region, and that it “marks Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO.

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine nears its fourth year, a worsening battlefield situation and the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency signal that the war could soon be entering a volatile and unpredictable endgame.

because the clear concept is that Ukraine’s self-defense is supported, everybody provides what is necessary, but nobody wants to be part of the war, fighting the war," Latvia’s top diplomat ...

Speaker of Latvia’s Saeima Daiga Mierina has arrived in Ukraine on an official visit. Deputy Chairperson of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Olena Kondratiuk announced this on Facebook, also sharing a video of the meeting at the Kyiv railway station, Ukrinform reports.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and a delegation from Latvia’s Saeima led by Speaker Daiga Mierina discussed strengthening cooperation in the production and use of drones. — Ukrinform.

One of the farthest Ukrainian attacks inside Vladimir Putin’s country was reported to have taken place 1,800km (1,100 miles) over the border. The operator is part of the 14th Separate UAV Regiment, one of the most technologically advanced units within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A British-led international coalition will send Ukraine 30,000 drones, London announced Thursday, amid uncertainty over the future of U.S. support for the besieged European ally.

Ukraine won its first World Cup luge medal in more than 16 years. The country’s relay team — singles sliders Yulianna Tunytska and Andriy Mandziy, along with Ihor Hoi and Nazarii Kachmar on one doubles sled, Olena Stetskiy and Oleksandra Mokh on the other — finished third in a race at Sigulda, Latvia.