"Might Russia get upset about it?" Latvia's President, Defense Minister urge sending aircraft, tanks to Ukraine

The Times reports about it.

"I don't see any reason why Ukraine shouldn't get Western armored vehicles. Why not? Just because Russia might get upset?" - said Artis Pabriks.

The head of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia compares Russia's war against Ukraine with the Second World War, in which Moscow acts like the Nazis.

And that is why, according to President Egils Levits, all Western democratic states should not just support, but increase their military aid to Ukraine.

"You can see that this military aid is really effective... Politically speaking, I believe that the West should give Ukraine all the weapons it needs," the Latvian president says.

"Many people in the West really believe that any support for Ukraine can lead to further escalation and upset Putin, the Kremlin, Russia. This is a big mistake, because the only thing that provokes Russia is weakness," Artis Pabriks, in turn. stressed.

• On September 2, Biden asked the US Congress to give additional funds to Ukraine — another $13.7 billion.

• On August 31, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland announced that they would impose visa restrictions for Russians regardless of the EU's decision.

• On August 16, Latvia provided Ukraine with 6 M109 howitzers, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also received two Mi-17 and two more Mi-2 helicopters from Latvia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia announced the resumption of the program for providing rehabilitation services to wounded Ukrainian military personnel.