{"id":125327,"date":"2026-10-08T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/alert-at-nato-border-armed-individuals-have-threatened-latvian-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:25:00","slug":"alert-at-nato-border-armed-individuals-have-threatened-latvian-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/alert-at-nato-border-armed-individuals-have-threatened-latvian-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert at NATO border. Armed individuals have threatened Latvian soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Armed individuals escorting a group of 20 migrants and attempting to help them illegally cross from Belarus into Latvia threatened Latvian military personnel. Shortly thereafter, another group briefly penetrated Latvian territory, declared Latvia&#8217;s Interior Minister, Janis Dombrava, on October 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The individuals escorting the migrants who were illegally on Belarusian territory were armed, threatened Latvian soldiers, and also actively urged and pushed the group of migrants towards Latvia&#8221;<\/em>, Dombrava wrote in a post on platform X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after this incident, a group of masked individuals illegally crossed the border into Latvia and stole equipment, before returning to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;A few hours after this conflict, individuals wearing masks entered Latvian territory, damaged a distribution board, and stole surveillance cameras before the border police crew could arrive at the scene. Subsequently, they returned to Belarusian territory&#8221;<\/em>, the Latvian minister specified.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dombrava warned the authorities in Minsk that incidents of this type at the border could have &#8220;serious consequences&#8221; for Belarus.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such incidents have occurred in the past. In 2021, the European Union imposed sanctions on Belarus, accusing the authorities in Minsk of using migration as a pressure tool against the EU.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, actions considered by European countries as part of hybrid warfare tactics carried out by Russia and Belarus have intensified, while Moscow continues its war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/europa\/alerta-la-granita-nato-persoane-inarmate-au-2562456.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed individuals escorting a group of 20 migrants and attempting to help them illegally cross from Belarus into Latvia threatened Latvian military personnel. 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