Until the aftermath of the First World War, both countries were part of the Russian Empire.

[1] The air defense systems were delivered in February 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[1] Latvia immediately condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine during its first hours[2] and declared its readiness to accept refugees from Ukraine and suspended the issuance of Latvian visas to Russian citizens.

[3] In April 2024, Latvia is preparing to deliver domestically produced drones worth €1M to Ukraine.

As a member of the drone coalition, it intends to allocate a minimum of €10M this year.