Rihards

Foreign news correspondent. Latvijas Radio.

[NBS @Latvijas_armija]

Latvijas gaisa telpā sabiedroto iznīcinātaji sekmīgi notriec gaisa telpā ielidojošo dronu! 🇫🇷🤝🏻🇱🇻

[Maksym Borodin @adnashmyash]

Translation from barbaric Russian: I don't think about bloody war my country Russia acting against Ukraine and about killing of Ukrainians. Because it's not touches me personally.

Like every "innocent Russian".

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

A Ukrainian couple celebrates their wedding in Zaporizhzhia as burning Russian Shahed drones fall from the sky in the background.

[Chris Peterson @petersoon111]

Cilvēki sašutuši par Inas Strazdiņas interviju ar alpīnistu grupas vadītāju, kurš savu viedokli pauda labprātīgi. Sašutuši par emocijām. Tad kāpēc neviens neprotestēja, kad pēc Bučas slaktiņa rādīja raudošus radiniekus? Skumjas, tāpat kā prieks, ir dabiska reakcija, ļaudis!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Open Letter to the President of the Russian Federation: https://t.co/mEvYqYiqus

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Russia’s former president the day after a Russian drone strikes NATO ally Romania:

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

🔴 Ukrainian gymnast protests at European championships.

During the European junior championships, a Ukrainian athlete covered her ears and eyes in protest as the Belarusian national anthem played, following the decision to permit Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to compete under their national flags.

[Latvijas Radio Ziņas @LRZinas]

"Igaunijas lēmums ļaut izņemt pensiju 2. līmeņa uzkrājumus nebija gudrs, un es Latvijai neieteiktu sekot mūsu piemēram," intervijā @RihardsPP norāda Igaunijas Biznesa skolas rektors Mēlis Kitsings.
https://t.co/Bd86Cmk4BC

[Гіль🔪 @i_gil_]

Incredible first win over a russian opponent at @rolandgarros and Oleksandra Oliynykova fearlessly took the stage and openly talked about WTA double standards and pressure on her

Weird that no big tennis accounts mentioned her win altogether 🎾

[Lili Bayer @liliebayer]

NATO will strengthen defence of eastern flank with new structure that would facilitate rapid deployment of forces in Latvia and Estonia in the event of a war with Russia, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
@sasilink @reporter_polina report:
https://t.co/BB5zQWGw69

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

Draudus veikt jaunus un masīvus uzbrukumus Kijivai,agresors pamato ar atriebību par šo Ukrainas uzbrukumu. Lūk, sīkāk par to, kā šajā gadījumā top “desas” jeb propaganda.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce Russian propaganda operations around military targets like Starobilsk. For over a decade, the Kremlin has used similar strategies, combining crisis actors, “independent journalists” and fabricated evidence.

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[Rihards @RihardsPP]

“Krievijas Ārlietu ministrija ir paziņojusi par plāniem veikt jaunu masveida tālas darbības triecienu kārtu pret Kijivu, tostarp pret Ukrainas "lēmumu pieņemšanas centriem".” Bet ASV tikmēr noskatās un mīņājas ar sarunās ar Irānu.

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

Gan jau ne tādus vārdus vien Zelenskis būtu gatavs veltīt agresoram par tā uzbrukumiem Ukrainas civiliedzīvotājiem...

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

🔴 Zelenskyy does not hold back, condemning Russian attacks on civilians.

“They saw this museum. They attacked the museum. Just crazy a*sholes. That's it."

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

Wondering what are those signs of false flag operation..? I see 🇷🇺 efforts to exploit the situation to destabilize the situation in Latvia at a time when it is experiencing a political crisis and and the hope in Kremlin that the public in Baltics and Finland will become so tired of drone incidents that governments will put pressure on Ukraine to stop striking targets in Russia.

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

FT: Sji Dzjiņpins Trampam sacīja, ka Putins varētu "nožēlot" iebrukumu Ukrainā.
Spēlīte ar mērķi ietekmēt Putlera un Sji attiecības? Neaizmirsīsim, ka Putins kā reiz tagad devies ciemos uz Pekinu...

[Jānis Sārts @janis_sarts]

Ukraiņu dronu triecieni pa Maskavu un jautājumi par Krievijas pretgaisa aizsardzības nespēju liek Kremlim meklēt attaisnojumus un uzmanības novērsējus. Šobrīd kā viņu dezinformācijas mērķis ir izvēlēta Latvija. Mums pēc iespējas ātrāk vajag pilnībā funkcionētspējīgu valdību!

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

"Krievija turpina novirzīt Ukrainas bezpilota lidaparātus uz Baltiju, izmantojot elektronisko karadarbību. Un Maskava to dara apzināti, kopā ar pastiprinātu propagandu. Atvainojamies Igaunijai un visiem mūsu Baltijas draugiem par šādiem netīšiem incidentiem." ĀM pārstāvis Georgijs Tihijs. @LRZinas

[Heorhii Tykhyi @SpoxUkraineMFA]

Russia continues to redirect Ukrainian drones into the Baltics with the use of its electronic warfare. And Moscow does this on purpose, together with intensified propaganda.

We apologise to Estonia and all of our Baltic friends for such unintended incidents. We have been and remain in close cooperation between our specialised institutions to get to the heart of the matter in each case and seek ways to prevent them, including with the direct engagement of our expert groups.

We reiterate that — contrary to Russian propaganda claims — neither Estonia, nor Latvia, Lithuania, of Finland have ever allowed to use their airspace for strikes against Russia. Furthermore, Ukraine has never requested such a use.

Ukraine exercises its right to self-defense under Art. 51 of the UN Charter; our legitimate military targets are located in Russia; and we use the Russian airspace to get to them.

The Russians have no right to blame Ukraine, the Baltic states, or Finland for the consequences of its actions and, more broadly, its war of aggression.

We are grateful to our partners in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania for their support and solidarity.

[Baiba Braže @Braze_Baiba]

❗️Russia lies again❗️This time it is SVR or the External Intelligence Service running a disinformation campaign against Latvia.

✅FACT: Latvia does NOT provide airspace for attacks on Russia. That has been explained several times to Russian representatives.

[Rihards @RihardsPP]

Igaunijā 🇪🇪 šodien virs Vertsjerva ezera Baltijas gaisa telpas patrulēšanas iznīcinātājs notriecis valsts teritorijā ielidojušu dronu, apstiprinājis Igaunijas aizsardzības ministrs Hanno Pevkurs. Pašlaik nav informācijas par to, ka incidentā kāds būtu cietis vai būtu nodarīti kādi postījumi. Igaunija saņēmusi iepriekšēju informāciju no Latvijas kolēģiem, un dronu, kas virzījās uz Igaunijas dienvidiem, uztvēris arī igauņu radars. @LRZinas