Latvia Allows Its Citizens to Participate in Ukraine War... Unanimous Approval in Parliament

Building near Kyiv, Ukraine destroyed by Russian missile attack
(Vasylkiv AFP=Yonhap News) On the 27th (local time), a man is walking past a building destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Vasylkiv near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. On the fourth day of the Ukraine war, Russian forces launched a concentrated offensive using all branches of the military targeting Kyiv and other major cities in Ukraine. 2022.2.28
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[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Latvia, one of the three Baltic states, has decided to allow its citizens to participate in the war in Ukraine.

According to major foreign media on the 28th (local time), the Latvian parliament unanimously passed a bill allowing its citizens to join the war in Ukraine if they wish. Juris Rancanis, chairman of the Defense, Interior, and Anti-Corruption Committee of the Latvian parliament, said, "Citizens who want to protect Ukraine's independence and our collective security can do so."

Latvia has taken a pro-Western stance and criticized Russia for invading Ukraine. Latvia, along with Estonia and Lithuania, is one of the three Baltic states that gained independence after being part of the former Soviet Union and shares a border with Belarus to the south.

The three Baltic states are members of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a political and military alliance led by the United States. Ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, they provided Ukraine with U.S.-made anti-tank missiles and surface-to-air missiles.

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