Latvian PM supports European Commission's proposal for reparation loans for Ukraine
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina is pushing for the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
She spoke on Wednesday ahead of an informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen.
In light of the incursions of drones and Russian aircraft into European airspace, Silina said: "Today it is very important to discuss how we can further coordinate what we are doing in NATO, what we can do at the European Union level, and I am very much looking forward to the European Commission's proposal on the use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine."
Latvia, she said, "has been asking for the use of these frozen assets for Ukraine for quite some time." "Now the Commission has a proposal and we really need to see the details. I am also looking forward to the proposal on how we can further strengthen our defence and deterrence on the eastern flank, and the initiative for a drone wall or something like that has always been welcome from our side," Silina added.
The Prime Minister is convinced that the EU should "use this proposal on reparations." "That is why I believe that we should continue with reparations. I don't think there is a potential that something could go wrong, but of course we can still work on the details, but it is a good proposal. So I really support the proposal of the European Commission," she said.
