Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Western partners would like Ukraine to win the war, but not by losing Russia. Latvian Ambassador to Ukraine Ilgvars Kļava explained where these fears of the West come from.
Points of attention
- Concerns about strategic stability and nuclear weapons are a significant factor in the fear of a war with Russia.
- The geopolitical aspect also affects the West's approaches to the events in Ukraine, where the impact of the war on the region and international politics is considered.
- Ukraine cannot be blamed for the conflict, as it did not start the war, but it has the right to legitimate self-defence against Russian aggression, which emphasises Latvia's position.
Why the West is afraid of losing Russia in the war
He noted that, first of all, it concerns the strategic stability of nuclear weapons.
The question is to what extent Russia will decline when the Russians lose the war. And what will happen to the Russian nuclear arsenal.... I mean, if there's going to be multiple nuclear-armed Russias, it might seem like a nightmare for a lot of people around the world: what agreements are they bound to, are there any agreements that they're going to follow in terms of nuclear weapons, or are they they will simply shoot it at someone at their will, — noted Ilgvars Kļava.
In addition, he noted that there is also a geopolitical aspect.
The entire media space of Ukraine is filled with this: how it works, who wins what, who loses what, and what the new situation is. We are, of course, in the process. The main thing is that Ukraine cannot be blamed for anything. Ukraine did not start this war. The Russians started, Putin started this war. So all the blame for whatever happens, I mean under what conditions Russia will lose the war and what will happen afterwards, is Putin's fault, not Ukraine. This is an obvious starting point. The Russians started this war, so they will have to pay for it and for the consequences of this war, the ambassador said.
He also added that Latvia's position regarding the possibility of striking Russian aggressors with Western weapons is clear: this is a legitimate goal of Ukraine.
We believe that our minister clearly stated this. There are national interests of the USA and other countries that supply major weapons systems, they have their own national considerations. As for us, we fully understand everything. I mean, legitimate military goals are legitimate military goals... If the country of Russia is at war with the country of Ukraine, then if it is a legitimate military goal, it can be hit, he said.
The warrior "Latvian" spoke about the Russian plans to capture Baltic States
"Latvian" — a fighter of the 3rd Assault Brigade, a volunteer from Latvia, an ex-fighter of DIU "Kraken" unit in an interview about when Putin will attack the Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, about how Latvians support Ukraine and pro-Russian "waiters" in Latvia, who and how to prepare for war, as well as about AZOV, Centuria, Nord Storm and Cult of the Knife.
In 2017, Mykyta came to Ukraine for a few days but has remained there until now. He created the "Knife Cult" with his brothers, which teaches self-defence techniques with a knife, and the Nord Storm formation, whose members now fight as part of various units. Currently, "Latvian" is a fighter of the 3rd Assault Brigade, in which he fights not only for Ukraine's freedom and independence but also for Latvia's safety.
