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Newsletter: Caution prevails as EU mulls talking to Russia

Also in this newsletter: Ukraine's deputy Prime Minister tells Euronews there is "no alternative to full EU membership" for his country, and Meloni issues a biting criticism of the European Union to industry leaders as tensions between Rome and Brussels brew.

Euronews

Baltic drone incursions test EU security, von der Leyen warns, amid escalating hybrid threats

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that recent drone incursions into EU airspace are “not isolated incidents”, as Baltic leaders and EU officials warn of escalating hybrid threats engineered by Russia along Europe’s eastern border.

Euronews

Helsinki Airport resumes flights after drone alert forces suspension, officials say

Europe has been on high alert for weeks after drone flyovers into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale last September, prompting leaders to agree to develop a "drone wall" along their borders.

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Thousands protest against Latvia's potential withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Signed by 45 countries and the European Union as of 2019, the Council of Europe treaty is meant to standardise support for women who are victims of violence, including domestic abuse.

Euronews

Latvia's president sends law withdrawing from Istanbul Convention back to Saeima

The country's parliament, or Saeima, voted on 31 October to withdraw from the human rights treaty which opposes violence against women and domestic violence.

Euronews

Latvia 'will have to respect' rules protecting women even if it quits Istanbul Convention

Latvia will have to uphold protection rules for women even if it quits the Istanbul Convention in a divisive move seen as backtracking on fundamental rights.

Euronews

Ending Russian energy ties is a political choice, says Latvia's President Rinkēvičs

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs urged Hungary and Slovakia to ‘listen to Trump,’ who is calling on European countries to stop importing Russian gas and oil as part of the EU’s push to end reliance on Vladimir Putin’s energy supplies.

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We will confront Russian planes in Nato airspace, UK foreign secretary says, and warns Putin risks armed clash – as it happened

Yvette Cooper says Russia is undermining territorial integrity of sovereign nations with fighter jet incursions into European territory

The Guardian - UK

German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea

Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane ignored requests to make contact, in latest of what are seen as provocative acts by Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Hometown pride in Riga after 'Flow' wins Latvia's first Oscar

“Flow,” a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for Latvians celebrating the historic accolade

The Independent UK

Nato chief urges ‘step up’ in support for Ukraine

Vladimir Putin victory would lead to bloc’s members spending ‘trillions’ more on defence, says Mark Rutte

The Guardian - UK

European leaders use Nato summit to sell military alliance to US voters

Issue of burden-sharing threatens to become major stumbling block should second Trump administration come into power

The Guardian - US

National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees

“With song we have achieved freedom. With song we have gone to war. With song we have been victorious.”

The Conversation

Latvia urges Australia to support designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism

After meeting with Penny Wong, foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs says he will call on European Union to also support sanction

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‘We need to impose sanctions on Belarus too,’ says Latvian FM Edgars Rinkevics

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told FRANCE 24 in an interview from the Latvian capital Riga on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to install a puppet regime in Kyiv. But, Rinkevics said, he believes such a plan "will fail", as the Kremlin doesn’t have the military capacity…

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