Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation after the country's coalition government collapsed, following the earlier departure of the defense minister. The political crisis was sparked by controversy surrounding Ukrainian drones intended for Russia that landed on Latvian soil.

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Meanwhile, the Latvian president, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has begun political consultations aimed at finding a parliamentary majority capable of forming a new government after the collapse of prime minister Evika Siliņa’s administration. Rinkēvičs’s office posted a short video from the meeting on its social media. Continue reading...