Latvian President Egils Levits and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a news conference in Riga, Latvia November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - Latvia needs a permanent U.S. military presence to deter Russia and wants to boost its defences with U.S. Patriot missiles, Defence Minister Artis Pabriks said on Monday as NATO's chief visited allied troops in the Baltic country.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to arrive in Latvia's capital Riga late on Monday before a meeting on Tuesday with 29 NATO counterparts. The alliance is alarmed by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders.
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