Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO's eastern flan

Sweden’s armed forces said the mission of 550 troops will contribute to the alliance’s deterrence and defense efforts, and ensure stability in the region, and that it “marks Sweden’s largest commitment yet since joining NATO.

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defense alliance.

As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine nears its fourth year, a worsening battlefield situation and the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency signal that the war could soon be entering a volatile and unpredictable endgame.

The alliance has stepped up intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities around the Baltic Sea amid concerns of Russian gray zone warfare.

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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia Daiga Mierina have discussed ways to increase pressure on Russia, including the preparation of the 16th sanctions package.

Latvia imported 191,828 tonnes of corn from Russia in 2024, down 34.9%, 9,717 tonnes of rye, down 81.8%, 8,744 tonnes of wheat and wheat-rye mixtures, down 88.3%, 4,400 tonnes of barley (a significant increase compared to the small amounts supplied in 2023), and 111 tonnes of triticale, down 88.8%.

The use of the language and more generally the rights of ethnic Russians living in Latvia have become sensitive issues in a country that fervently backs Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion.

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Lithuania in response is tasking elite police to secure its power link with Poland, which is intended to keep power in Baltic states running in sync with continental Europe, and its largest gas-fired power plant, both vital for the decoupling, said Vaiciunas.

Sweden has sent 600 soldiers to the Russian border. This is the country's first mission as part of NATO, SVT reports. The military was transferred to Latvia by sea in secrecy. They will be stationed there for 6 months to guard the border with the Russian Federation.