Latvia will give Ukraine all the portable Stinger air defense systems it has
In addition, up to 3 thousand Ukrainian military will be trained in Latvia by the end of 2023
Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece said after a meeting at the Ramstein base today that all the country's Stinger man-portable air defense systems would be transferred to Ukraine.
Source. This was reported by the BBC.
Murniece did not specify the number of Stingers in question.
She added that by the end of 2023, up to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in Latvia.
"Ukrayinska Pravda writes that Latvia handed over the first Stingers, along with other weapons, to Ukraine in January 2023. The total support amounted to 334 million euros, which is about 0.93% of the Baltic country's GDP.
Background. Find out how Latvian investors feel in Ukraine, what attracts them and what scares them away in our country in the Mind article "Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine: "VS Energy is not winding down its business here, but Ukraine is forcing it to do so".
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