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Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine

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Edgars Rinkēvičs reveals that drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at ‘lightning speed’ and current efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next year Latvia’s president has warned that Europe is not keeping up with developments of dro…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:05:53 UTC.

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  1. UN report finds widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, 89% of cases linked to Russia

  2. Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron

  3. Russia’s drones threaten Kyiv-bound Western officials as war effort stalls

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  5. Carney says Canada is ‘strong’ as US borrowing costs rise and Europe ties deepen

  6. Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine

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