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Latvia’s president asks opposition leader to form new government

news conference on Saturday. Last weekend, the former Prime Minister [Silina](/news/2026/5/14/latvian-prime-minister-resigns-after-drone-incident) fired her defence minister, Andris Spruds, after two Ukrainian drones strayed into Latvia from Russia and exploded at an oil storage facility

Finland ends drone alert amid regional fears of Ukraine war spillover

Latvia. Prime Minister Evika Silina [resigned](/news/2026/5/14/latvian-prime-minister-resigns-after-drone-incident) on Thursday after a coalition partner pulled support. The move followed the ousting of the defence minister after a drone crashed at a fuel storage facility. In March