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NATO is moving to a war footing, says Latvian FM

May 15, 2024

Ukraine can still win the war against Russia if the West steps up its game, the Baltic country's Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins tells DW. 

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This interview was first broadcast on March 20, 2024.

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