Nigdy wcześniej nie byliśmy tak bezpieczni jak dzisiaj

“Two major developments have importantly strengthened Latvia’s security: its own accession to NATO and, more recently, the accession of Finland and Sweden to the Alliance.” This comparison was made by the erstwhile commander of the Latvian armed forces, Raimonds Graube (1999–2003, 2010–2017). Similarly, Latvia’s erstwhile defence minister, Imants Lieģis (2009–2010), remarked on the anniversary of Latvia’s accession to NATO – and on the eve of Finland and Sweden’s membership – that “never before in Latvia’s past have we been so safe as today”.