US warns Russia after Moscow threatens Latvia: 'Nato membership will not protect you' - as it happened [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

US warns Russia after Moscow threatens Latvia: ‘Nato membership will not protect you’ – as it happened

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16.58 BST
'No place for threats' against UN security council member, US says in response to Russian comments

US ambassador Tammy Bruce, deputy representative of the US to the UN, is the next speaker as she strongly condemns the Russian threats against Latvia.

“There is no place for threats against a council member. The United States keeps all of its Nato commitments,” she says.

1h ago
18.16 BST
Closing summary
Jakub Krupa

Senior EU and US diplomats condemned Russia’s threats against Latvia and the Baltic countries after Russia’s representative told the UN security council that “Nato membership will not protect” them from retaliation if Ukraine launches drones against Russia from their territory (17:58, 18:24).

Russia’s Vasily Nebenzya aggressively floated Moscow’s allegations that Ukraine is looking into using the Baltic countries as a launch pad for attacks on Russia (17:55), despite repeated denials from all parties (12:38, 17:57, 18:10).

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