Latvian President Egils Levits and the country’s Defense Minister Artis Pabriks called on NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons and military equipment.

European Pravda reported about this.

Latvian politicians also warned other countries against weakening their resolve in countering Russia.

“The West, the USA, the European Union, all Western democratic states should not just support, but increase their military assistance to Ukraine.

You can see for yourself that this military aid is really efficient…

Politically speaking, I believe that the West should give Ukraine all the weapons it needs,” the Latvian President said in an interview with The Times.

According to the Latvian Defense Minister, the indecision of the West due to the fear of nuclear war only encourages the actions of Vladimir Putin. Therefore, the civilized world should help Kyiv by all means so that Ukraine succeeds in liberating all occupied territories. And it is necessary to attract all possible types of support – in addition to the participation of military personnel from other countries in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.

“Russian information warfare and propaganda have had a significant impact. Many in the West truly believe that any support for Ukraine could lead to further escalation and upset Putin, the Kremlin, and Russia. That was a big mistake, because the only thing that provokes Russia is weakness,” Pabriks emphasized.

He also added that he does not see any reason why Ukraine should not receive Western armored vehicles.

The head of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia also compared Russia’s war against Ukraine with the Second World War, in which Moscow acts like the Nazis.

“If we want to end the war, if we want to provide grain to countries of the third world, if we just want to live a normal life, the only way forward is a victory for Ukraine. No alternatives, no compromises, no peace talks, where we give something to Moscow, as Chamberlain did. This will not be a solution. It will just be preparation for the next war on NATO soil,” Pabriks emphasized.

As previously reported, Ukraine expects to receive Abrams tanks from the United States and Leopard 2 from Germany. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said this in a conversation with German journalists.