The Latvian President urged Europe to unite to contain Russia
The head of Raymond Vejonis said in the interview to the German newspaper Spiegel tried to convince European countries to unite " to deter Russia ".

The head of Raymond Vejonis said in the interview to the German newspaper Spiegel tried to convince European countries to unite " to deter Russia ".
According to the politician, for the last time Moscow would be as if pursuing an aggressive policy " to achieve geopolitical goals."
"We are neighbours and share a common economic desire, but on the reverse side, We must be vigilant. We need a credible deterrent ", he said.
Vejonis added that Europe ought to be United, otherwise Russia would be as if could attack one of the countries of the continent.
the leader also said that Moscow " has a strong influence on the Russian inhabitants of Latvia ". So, according to his statement, certain of them are taking part in demonstrations Against the transfer of Russian schools into the Latvian language.
in addition, Vejonis again criticized the construction of the gas pipeline " Nord stream - 2 ", saying, " for it is a purely geopolitical project ".
Against the "Nord stream - 2" are certain countries, including Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which together said they did not approve of the project. For reviews of the leaders of these States, the project is political. Russia has many times urged to accept the pipeline as a tool of influence. According to Vladimir Putin, Moscow refers to the project as economic.
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