RIGA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Latvia today for talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as Russia’s invasion in Ukraine nears the two-week mark.
Trudeau says the ongoing show of unity among NATO allies and other democracies to back Ukraine is a critical part of bringing thxjmtzywe crisis to a close.
His arrival in Riga early in the morning Tuesday came after a daylong visit to the United Kingdom for meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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The Latvian Freedom Monument and the country’s Foreign Ministry building were both lit up in Ukrainian blue and yellow light as Trudeau arrived.
Trudeau and Stoltenberg are also to visit Ādaži Military Base, where NATO troops are stationed in a mission led by several hundred Canadians.
The NATO mission in Latvia is one of four such efforts in the Baltics and Poland, designed to demonstrate the strength of the NATO alliance in the region.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he steps off a government plane after arriving in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
