Russian claim that Latvia and Baltic countries plan to help Ukraine launch drones ‘totally ridiculous’, says Rutte - Europe live

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• From 1h ago 10.40 BST 'Russian claim' on Latvia, Baltics is 'totally ridiculous, and Russia knows it,' Nato's Rutte says Rutte also gets asked about Russia’s escalating rhetoric and threats against Latvia and the Baltics, as reported in yesterday’s blog.
• Russia keeps saying that Latvia and potentially other Baltic countries are about to give Ukraine a permission to attack Russia from its territories with drones.
• Latvia and Ukraine repeatedly dismissed the claims as “lies.” US warns Russia after Moscow threatens Latvia – as it happened Read more Rutte has no time for it: double quotation mark The Russian claim is totally ridiculous, and Russia knows it.
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