Latvia Deepens Ukraine Support in Kyiv Talks With New Energy Aid and Defense-Industry Push

Overview

• Latvia confirmed an additional EUR 125,000 to help restore Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and stabilize electricity supply ahead of winter.
• The foreign ministers agreed to expand defense‑industrial cooperation, including joint production and use of mechanisms such as PURL and SAFE, with plans to boost drone capacity in 2026.
• Latvia was cited as a Drone Coalition leader with about 12,000 drones supplied to Ukraine in 2025, and Kyiv acknowledged the recent transfer of 42 PATRIA 6x6 armored personnel carriers.
• Two Latvian‑funded facilities reopened in Chernihiv—the pediatric wing of the Central District Hospital and a Human Rights Protection Center—as part of EUR 5.7 million in 2025 reconstruction projects.
• Both sides will press for a strong 20th EU sanctions package, a decision on a Reparations Loan, and additional EU measures against Russia’s tanker fleet, with Latvia’s UN Security Council seat seen as useful for advancing initiatives.