On Tuesday, 6 October, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to extend Operation “VILKATIS” – an operation to combat illegal migration being carried out in Latvia’s eastern border area, until the end of this year – 31 December. Given the ongoing work to restore border infrastructure damaged by the storms of 22–23 August and efforts to strengthen the capacity of the State Border Guard, including by expanding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the government decided to extend the security operation…
On Tuesday, 6 October, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to extend Operation “VILKATIS” – an operation to combat illegal migration being carried out in Latvia’s eastern border area, until the end of this year – 31 December. Given the ongoing work to restore border infrastructure damaged by the storms of 22–23 August and efforts to strengthen the capacity of the State Border Guard, including by expanding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the government decided to extend the security operation. Accordingly, security along the Latvia–Belarus border will continue to be subject to enhanced monitoring in order to prevent illegal migration. The instrumentalization of migration by Belarus constitutes a hybrid threat that has contributed to a…
