Zelenskiy thanks Latvia for backing Patriot missile programme

Zelenskiy thanks Latvia for backing Patriot missile programme
Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze in Kyiv on Thursday (27 November).

During the meeting, Zelenskiy thanked Latvia for joining a U.S.-backed programme that allows Kyiv to purchase Patriot missiles and other air defence systems.

The President said Ukraine was “very thankful that we have such big friends on this very challenging path” and praised Latvia for understanding “the nature of this threat, these attacks and this war.”

Foreign Minister Braze emphasised that Latvia stands by Ukraine and told Zelenskiy that he is “not alone.” She also added that Ukraine is a strong, democratic country with “a very bright future.”

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