In a dramatic illustration of how the Ukraine war continues to destabilize European politics, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced her resignation after losing the support of a key coalition partner. The crisis was triggered by Siliņa’s decision to push out her defense minister, who was deemed responsible for failing to prevent Ukrainian drones from entering Latvian airspace.
“I resign but I do not give up,” Siliņa declared on television, stressing that “the most important thing for me is the well-being of Latvians and the security of our country.” She pointed to Russia’s war in Ukraine as having fundamentally altered the security landscape. The resignation collapses the governing coalition just months before elections scheduled for October — a reminder that even NATO’s eastern flank is not immune to the war’s political aftershocks.
