Ukraine, Latvia sign drone deal as Russia says Europe not ready to mediate peace talks
- Ukraine signed a drone deal with Latvia that includes immediate deployment of Ukrainian anti-drone experts to train Latvian forces and set up co‑production and tech transfer.
- Zelenskiy used the Tallinn summit with Nordic‑Baltic leaders to turn Ukraine’s battlefield drone expertise into diplomatic and industrial partnerships — Latvia is the sixth country in the initiative and dozens more are interested.
- Drones remain central to the conflict — credited with most Russian troop deaths — and Baltic states are keen to bolster air‑defense as unmanned incursions into their airspace rise.