US warns Russia after Moscow threatens Latvia - as it happened

Key Points:

• The US strongly condemned Russia's threats against Latvia at the UN Security Council, with US ambassador Tammy Bruce affirming that there is no place for threats against a council member and reaffirming US NATO commitments.
• Russia's UN representative Vasily Nebenzya accused Ukraine of planning drone attacks launched from the Baltic countries, particularly Latvia, and warned that NATO membership would not protect them from retaliation; these claims were dismissed as false by Latvian and Ukrainian representatives.
• Ukraine's UN representative highlighted the deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians in May and called for stronger international sanctions against Russia, while also rejecting Russia's allegations about Baltic involvement as "fairytales."
• The EU's UN ambassador criticized Russia's aggression as unacceptable under international law, emphasized Ukraine's right to choose its own future including EU membership, and condemned Russia's threats against Latvia as a loss of all pretence of reason and dignity.
• The tense exchanges occurred amid recent air alerts in Latvia and Estonia, including a NATO fighter jet shooting down a stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia, with the incidents raising security concerns ahead of an upcoming NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden.