Latvia wants to hold urgent UN Security Council meeting over Russian strike on Ukraine using Oreshnik ballistic missile

Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has said her country intends to request an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with Russia's "barbaric attack" on Ukraine and the use of a medium-range ballistic missile near the borders with EU and NATO countries.

Source: Braže on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Quote: "Latvia will request an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council in response to Russia's barbaric attack against Ukraine, including using an intermediate-range ballistic missile close to the EU and NATO border."

Details: Latvia is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council this year.

Background:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a clear response from the world is needed, particularly from the United States, after Russia's large-scale strike on 8-9 January in which an Oreshnik ballistic missile was deployed.
• Following the attack, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Ukraine's partners to take immediate steps to increase pressure on Moscow.
• Sybiha also announced that Ukraine is convening urgent meetings of the UN Security Council and the NATO-Ukraine Council and taking relevant measures within the EU, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
• Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, views Russia's second use of the Oreshnik missile as an escalation against Ukraine and a warning to Europe.

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