Almost €1 billion in support and new commitments: how Latvia is expanding its assistance to Ukraine
5 January 21:58
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Latvia has provided practical assistance to Ukraine worth almost €1 billion. This is stated in the annual report of Foreign Minister Baiba Braže on the results of work and foreign policy priorities for 2026, Delfi reports , "Komersant Ukrainian".
What is known
Riga has summarized its support for Ukraine since 2022, recording an amount of assistance close to €1 billion, and confirmed its intention to continue to maintain a high level of involvement.
For a small Baltic country in terms of economic scale, this amount of assistance is significant. Latvia not only declares its political support for Kyiv, but also ties it to specific financial commitments as a percentage of its own GDP.
What kind of assistance does Latvia provide?
According to the agreement on long-term support and security commitments signed in April 2024, Latvia
- allocates 0.25% of its GDP for military support to Ukraine;
- provides EUR 15 million in reconstruction assistance in the period of 2024-2026.
In 2025, military assistance included procurement from the Latvian defense industry, participation in international coalitions in support of Ukraine, including the drone coalition, and training of the Ukrainian military.
Role in NATO and the EU
Last year, Latvia joined NATO’s PURL initiative, allocating 7.2 million euros, and joined the NATO Security Assistance and Training Mission in Ukraine, as well as the Renovator initiative to modernize the military medicine and rehabilitation system.
At the same time, Riga was actively working on the European direction, participating in negotiations on the EU’s support for Ukraine for 2026-2027 and lobbying for the use of frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia.
The report emphasizes that Latvia has consistently defended Ukraine’s right to self-defense in international organizations and calls for increased political, military, economic, and diplomatic pressure on Russia and countries that support its aggression.
Latvia plans to maintain its leadership position among Ukraine’s European allies and calls on other EU countries to increase their contribution to aid to at least 0.25% of GDP, transforming support for Ukraine into a long-term and systematic commitment.
