Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigns over government handling of Ukrainian drone incursions
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Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigns over government handling of Ukrainian drone incursions

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned on Thursday after her coalition government lost its ruling majority when the Progressives party withdrew support over her firing of Defence Minister Andris Sprūds. Siliņa dismissed Sprūds over the government's handling of Ukrainian drones that strayed into Latvian territory from Russia, citing a May 7 incident where two drones exploded at an oil storage facility and the army's failure to detect them. Latvia's president will meet with party representatives on Friday to discuss formation of a new government ahead of October elections.

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Coverage splinters into three camps: security analysis (Guardian), routine reporting (Reuters, Al Jazeera), and political consequence framing (Washington Examiner, Washington Post), with the latter treating drone incidents as catalysts for government collapse rather than mere border incidents.
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Latvian government collapses amid dispute over breaches by Ukrainian drones - The Washington Post
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Latvian government collapses over fallout from two Ukrainian drones crashing in its territory
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“Latvian PM resigns over handling of stray Ukrainian drones” · Reuters, Al Jazeera

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