President: NATO is Ready to Prevent the Opponent's Goals

NATO is ready to respond, strengthen deterrence, and prevent the opponent's goals, emphasized State President Edgars Rinkēvičs during a meeting with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alex Grinkevich at Riga Castle on Thursday.

As advisor Mārtiņš Drēģeris informed the LETA agency, the discussion covered the current security situation, NATO's deterrence and defense strategies, and the implementation of SACEUR's victory theories, ensuring the necessary forces and capabilities for the defense of the entire alliance's territory.

The State President highlighted that these days also see the largest deployment exercises of the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia to date, "Resolute Reforger 2026," including in the eastern border area of Latvia. He emphasized that these exercises provide an opportunity to strengthen allied combat capabilities and cooperation in Latvia's territory outside military bases.

The parties also appreciated the NATO digital interoperability experiment exercises "DiBAX 2026" taking place in Latvia, emphasizing the importance of new technologies and digital infrastructure in implementing effective defense operations, as evidenced by Ukraine's experience.