Interviews with Minister

28.10.2024. Russia will reach 1 million of killed and wounded soldiers in 2025, Latvian foreign minister says, Kyiv Independent

13.12.2024. Latvia's Minister Braže on Trump, Ukraine Aid, Russia, Bloomberg

10.12.2024. Russia would not invade NATO, says Latvian foreign minister, Reuters NEXT NewYork, Reuters

24.11.2024. The World This Weekend”, 9:30-14:40, BBC Radio 4

12.11.2024. Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže speaks to Isa Soares Tonight CNN, Isa Soares Tonight, CNN

14.10.2024. «Das Putin-Regime steht unter Zeitdruck», Tagesanzeiger (in German)

05.10.2024. Russia is trying to push the propaganda that they are doing well – but we know that the economy is down, and interest rates are about 20%.'  tells Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, SkyNews

25.09.2024. Foreign Minister Baiba Braže speaks to CNN, Isa Soares Tonight

22.09.2024. “We have not put limitations to any of the weapons that we provide to Ukraine”, Politico

22.09.2024. ‘The risks of incidents are high,’ says Latvia’s foreign minister after Russian drone crash, Rosemary Barton Live, CBC TV

13.09.2024. TSD Summit Sessions: Strengthening peace and stability with Baiba Braže, Stop the World, ASPICanberra

03.09.2024. Support for Ukraine 'crucial': Latvian Minister, RN Breakfast, ABC Radio National

31.08.2024. On NATO's eastern border, Latvia is the first line of defence against Russia, Saturday Extra, ABC Radio National

24.07.2024. Rampant sanctions busting is overwhelming EU front-line states, Latvia says, Politico

13.07.2024. Baiba Braže in conversation with Monocle Radio from the NATO summit in Washington

11.07.2024. Baiba Braže on "Quest Means Business"

10.07.2024. Latvian foreign minister: Putin is counting on West to get tired, VOA

09.07.2024. Baiba Braže in an interview with "Bloomberg Radio" about the NATO summit and support for Ukraine

20.06.2024. Baiba Braže live about a visit to Warsaw, TVP World

31.05.2024. Baiba Braže about the informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague and the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, The World Tonight, BBCRadio4

31.05.2024. Baiba Braže about the right of Ukraine 🇺🇦 to use state-supplied weapons against military objects in Russia, Isa Soares Tonight, CNN

23.05.2024. About the new offensive of Russia, the drone coalition and threats to NATO: an interview with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian)

15.05.2024. Baiba Braže: Joining the European Union is not only a political goal, it requires practical steps to adapt the country's legal, justice and other systems to European standards, Interpressnews

08.05.2024. NATO's Assistant Secretary General as well as Latvia's foreign minister came as a surprise to Baiba Braže, Postimees (in Estonian)

30.04.2024. We returned where we belong: Latvian FM for TVP World on 20th EU membership anniversary, TVP World

08.04.2024. Latvia "leads" the coalition of drones for Ukraine: the head of the country's Foreign Ministry told "Telegraph" the details (in Ukrainian)

08.04.2024. "The Situation is much more dangerous than in the Cold War", RND (in German)

05.04.2024. NATO Gears Up for Future at Brussels Meeting, Diplomatic Watch

05.04.2024. Latvian Minister Says Proposed NATO Fund For Ukraine Would Show Unity Within Alliance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

04.04.2024. Krisjanis Karins: “Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst”, VoA Russian service (in Russian)

04.04.2024. US and European combined support is ‘winning ticket’ for Ukraine, says Latvian Foreign Minister, Channel 4 News

03.04.2024. “We support the idea of ​​100 billion euros for Ukraine”, VoA Russian service (in Russian)

30.03.2024. Latvian top diplomat says rising China a "threat" in Indo-Pacific, Kyodo News

25.03.2024. Latvia prepares for Russian aggression amid concern war will spread beyond Ukraine, NPR

20.03.2024. Latvian foreign minister: "Ukraine can still win the war", Deutsche Welle

20.03.2024. Defending order and looking forward to Japan-Europe cooperation; Latvia's foreign minister calls China a "threat", Kyodo News (in Japanese)

19.03.2024. Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in an interview with BBC News

17.03.2024. Britain should use conscription to deter Russia, says Nato ally, The Telegraph

16.03.2024. ‘Russian threat will endure beyond Putin’s era’, The Telegraph

13.03.2024. Latvian Foreign Minister speaks to Mark Austin, Sky News

07.03.2024. Kariņš: with Sweden's accession to NATO, the security of the Baltic and Nordic region increases significantly, The Financial Times

22.02.2024. Interview for World at One, BBC (from 32nd minute)

22.02.2024. “India, a big power in the Indo-Pacific…” Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins, ANI News

08.02.2024. Cooperation to support Ukraine: Japan-Latvia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, jiji.com (in Japanese)

08.02.2024. Japan-Latvia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

08.02.2024. Confirmation of cooperation in supporting Ukraine: Minister Kamikawa and Latvian Foreign Minister meeting, NIKKEI News Paper

08.02.2024. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: “If we don’t stop Russia, the world will have big problems.”, NHK

11.01.2024. Latvia’s FM @krisjaniskarins: “We’re at a difficult juncture, we have to realise collectively that we have to help Ukraine stop Russia.”, Isa Soares, CNN

11.01.2024. Taking on Russia: Krišjānis Kariņš’ pitch to lead NATO and defend Ukraine, Politico

11.01.2024. NATO top job should go to country that pays up on defense, Latvian FM says, Politico

05.01.2024. Russia ‘will not stop’ at Ukraine, Latvia warns, Politico

05.01.2024. Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karinš: Russia will not stop in Ukraine, warns Latvian foreign minister, Financial Times

30.11.2023. Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karinš: No fatigue from Ukraine, we are ready to help you until victory, RBC-Ukraine

03.11.2023. Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš: Europe supports two-state solution, Deutsche Welle

26.10.2023. Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš: The only sustainable way to resolve the current conflict in the Middle East is a two state solution living side by side in peace, The Daily Global with Lucy Grey, BBC

23.10.2023. Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš calls for a cease-fire and a two-state solution, CNN

23.10.2023. Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš: Europe must keep focus on Ukraine, Deutsche Welle

26.06.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics on what's next for Russia after the military revolt

12.06.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics about Ukraine, NATO and post-War scenarios in Interview for EuroPravda

02.04.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics urges NATO not to "overreact" to Russia's plans for tactical nukes in Belarus in Interview with CBS News

29.03.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics discuss Russia preparing to put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on Ukraine's border, Fox News

29.03.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics says Russia must be shown nuclear blackmail won’t work, Voice of America

28.02.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview with CNN about Russian invasion and Latvia's support for Ukraine

16.02.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvics: Europe is united on Ukraine, Deutsche Welle

16.02.2023. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview on the Ukraine war and his country's Soviet legacy

28.12.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview: Russia has no place in UN, Svidok (In Russian)

13.12.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview: Ukraine should be allowed to strike military sites inside Russia and NATO allies should not fear escalating this war, CNN Live

29.11.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview: If Russia continues shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure, causing hardship for millions of Ukrainians, Ukraine has every right to respond, CNN Live

29.11.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics in an interview: Ukraine Should Be Free to Hit Military Targets in Russia, Bloomberg

29.11.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs in an interview: If Russia continues shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure, causing hardship for millions of Ukrainians, Ukraine has every right to respond. That is why Ukrainians should be able to receive everything they request, CNN live

11.11.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs in an interview: A cohesive political nation can only be established if it speaks the same language – Latvian, Baltic News Network (in Russian)

23.10.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview: Little Hope For Ukraine War Negotiations Until 'Clear Defeat Of Russia', Radio Free Europe

23.10.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs in an interview: Nobody's pushing Vladimir Putin into a corner but Putin himself,  Killian Bayer for DW's

21.10.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview about war in Ukraine: Many claim that this is Putin's war, but we can see that it is Russia's war, Current Time TV (in Russian) 

12.10.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs in an interview: Baltic nations long warned about Russia. Now, maybe the West is listening, Robin Dixon for Washington Post 

10.10.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevčs: If we do not react now politically, legally and militarily, the situation is going to worsen. Everything Ukraine is asking, we need to deliver, in an interview with Isa Soares for CNN Live

02.10.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs: I believe the Kremlin realizes that the use of tactical nuclear weapons would make a point of no return for them, in an interview with Oleg Kudrin for Ukrinform

31.07.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs in an interview, ‘Call a spade a spade’ — Latvia urges terror sponsor label for Russia, POLITICO

15.07.2022 Latvian foreign minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions, CNN 

12.07.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with TSN News  

01.07.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs from the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Madrid: “In the new NATO strategy, Russia is called what it is - a threat to peace and security”

30.06.2022 Foreign Minister E. Rinkēvičs on Lukashenko’s regime, nuclear armament and Russian aggression in an interview for the Belarusian independent news outlet Zerkalo.io

20.06.2022 arrival and doorstep interview by Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs at the Foreign Affairs Council

15.06.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with CNN: “European leaders must not be deterred by a fear of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin”

30.05.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview for the BBC: “We are getting more and more reliant on Russian gas and oil and definitely it is very difficult to stop it immediately”

13.05.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with Financial Times: “The Baltic Sea becomes a NATO sea”

28.04.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with POLITICO: Ukraine’s supporters “must do more”

16.04.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with the Washington Post: “Support Ukraine as much as you can, sanction Russia as much as you can, do as much as you can do to reduce dependence on Russia however you can and finally, yes, put more emphasis on military defense”

01.04.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview with LRT: NATO-Moscow cooperation “dead”

23.03.2022 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview for the Voice of America: “Ukraine should decide for itself what kind of agreement it wants. No red lines, no pushing. And we must help Ukraine to defend its sovereignty”

28.02.2022. Important context from Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs talking - Support for Ukrainian EU entry - Witnessing a 'new cold war' - Allowing Latvians to fight – CNN

22.02.2022. Live interview with Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on BBC programme #R4Today “The Today Programme”

18.02.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an CNN iterview on Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine: “We should be prepared for an unexpected twist of events”

11.04.2022. Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin for talks while the war in Ukraine rages on: DW's Christine Mhundwa discusses the latest developments with Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics

03.04.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs with BBC: “Deliberate killing of civilians with their hands tied is a warcrime. It resembles what happened in Srebrenica. And we are only in the very beginning of counting.”  (6’56 - 12’31)

31.03.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview about economic costs of Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine: “Ukrainians don’t pay in euros or dollars, they pay in blood.” Interview in German (from 04’38)

28.03.2022. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in a telephone interview with RADIO 4 about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “We should all get serious. Because this is also about the future of Europe. [..] Putin has clearly crossed the red line.” (from 10’25)