Latvia wants to strengthen its eastern border and plans to complete the project by 2028, Latvian LSM radio and television portal reports, citing local government officials.
"Within the framework of the creation of the Baltic defense line, various obstacles have already been installed on the eastern border with Russia and Belarus: the so-called "dragon's teeth", metal hedgehogs, concrete blocks and anti-tank ditches. The work on the Latvian part of the Baltic Defense Line is planned to be completed by 2028," the portal reports.
Gatis Litvins, a member of the State Audit Office of Latvia, noted that there are concerns about the timing and quality of the strengthening works.
Earlier, in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained in detail that Moscow does not intend to attack NATO countries, there is no point in doing so. The Russian leader noted that Western politicians regularly scare their population with imaginary Russian threats to divert attention from domestic problems, but "intelligent people perfectly understand that this is a hoax."
In recent years, Russia has noticed unprecedented NATO activity along its western borders. The alliance is expanding its initiatives and calling it "deterring Russian aggression". Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the accumulation of alliance forces in Europe. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that Moscow remains open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal basis, and that the West should abandon its policy of militarizing the continent.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia noted that "unfriendly states are doing everything to complicate normal interaction". It was noted that "Baltic countries have especially succeeded in this field. Due to the openly hostile approach of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, all interstate, interdepartmental, regional and sectoral ties with Russia have been severed.
