Western Allies are shocked by the attack on a democratic state in the 21st century, but the Baltics foresaw such a possibility - Levits

• Published date: 17 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

Western Allies are shocked by the attack on a democratic state in the 21st century, but the Baltics foresaw such a possibility, Latvian President Egils Levits said at a discussion on the Latvian Constitution after February 24.

He made this statement in connection with the Russian war in Ukraine, the first time since the Second World War that Russia has externally challenged the right to exist of a democratic state.

"Now the world is confronted with this situation. And that is why we need to protect not only our country, but also our democratic state system, so that this kind of attack from the outside, and the destruction of...