Ukraine ‘entirely justified’ to plan strikes against Russian energy and military targets after Kyiv attacks, Zelenskyy says – as it happpened

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Meanwhile, the Latvian president, Edgars Rinkvis, has begun political consultations aimed at finding a parliamentary majority capable of forming a new government after the collapse of prime minister Evika Silia's administration.

Rinkvis's office posted a short video from the meeting on its social media.