The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, warned this Monday from the Adazi base in Latvia, 120 kilometers from the Russian border, that “it is essential” not to let our guard down and continue supporting Ukraine: “We cannot forget” because the situation is “very serious,” he said.
Robles arrived this morning in Latvia to visit the Spanish soldiers who are part of the multinational battalion that NATO has deployed near the border as an instrument of deterrence against Russia, a contingent of 622 troops whom he thanked for the work they are carrying out.
“Where there is a Spanish soldier we are closer to peace,” the minister stressed.
Spain has participated since 2017 in this mission, called Reinforced Advanced Presence, and is the second country that contributes the most personnel, although the first in combat power.
The Spanish military is part of the Latvian Battle Group, led by Canada, which is based in Adazi, 25 kilometers from Riga, the Latvian capital, and 120 from the Russian border.