At present, no special additional security measures are necessary in the country, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs told journalists on Wednesday.
Commenting on last year’s report by the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB), which concludes that security risks posed by Russia to Europe and Latvia have increased significantly, the President stressed that information about the current threat level is regularly discussed by security institutions together with the country’s highest responsible officials. Decisions on any security measures are taken based on information provided by the security services.
According to Rinkēvičs, in their public reports SAB and the State Security Service (VDD) warn society that it must not become complacent. Such warnings, the President noted, “are a good thing.”
At present, no special security measures beyond those already routinely implemented in the country are required, Rinkēvičs said, adding that information is periodically received about espionage activities as well as potential sabotage attempts. “And my appeal to the public would be: if you notice anything suspicious in your municipality, your city, or perhaps on social media, report it to the security services. Only together can we combat these threats,” Rinkēvičs urged.
In his view,
nothing described in the SAB or VDD reports currently necessitates the introduction of any extraordinary security measures.
As previously reported, SAB has published its 2025 activity report, emphasizing that Russia does not currently pose a direct military threat to Latvia, but a number of indicators point to potential long-term plans.
SAB stresses that Russia’s goal is to weaken the West both at the state and international levels. “In recent years, the perception of the West as an existential threat to the ruling regime has only intensified. Russia believes that it is already in direct confrontation with the West and that the struggle is taking place in Ukraine, globally, and ideologically. As Russia’s threat perception intensifies, security risks in Europe increase significantly,” the report states.
The security service emphasizes that, in order to implement its influence and plans, Russia continues to use and constantly adapt existing hybrid tools, as well as develop new ones. One of the increasingly active instruments is the use of legal mechanisms in the international arena with the aim of discrediting Latvia internationally and, over the longer term,
exerting international pressure on Latvia to change its policies toward Russia.
In SAB’s assessment, Russia will continue to maintain a military threat to its neighboring countries and to NATO as a whole. The militarization of its economy and the development of military capabilities will continue even after the war in Ukraine ends or is frozen.
As SAB emphasizes, the information it has gathered indicates that Russia’s perception of Latvia is becoming increasingly similar to how it viewed Ukraine before the start of the war. Although Russia does not currently pose a direct military threat to Latvia, a number of signs point to potential long-term plans, the bureau concludes.
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