Latvian PM quits as drone incidents highlight defense weaknesses on NATO's eastern flank | DW News

Latvia's prime minister has stepped down after a series of security incidents involving Ukrainian drones entering the country undetected. The drones, reportedly diverted by Russian electronic warfare, crashed inside Latvian territory — exposing vulnerabilities in the NATO member's air defenses and triggering political fallout. But how could Ukrainian drones end up in Latvia in the first place — and how common is it for such incidents to affect NATO countries?

00:00 Latvia PM resigns over drone scandal
00:25 Coalition collapse and NATO eastern flank defense gaps
01:50 Hijacked Ukrainian drones across Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania raise concern
02:24 Arthur Holland Michel interview: How can drones be hijacked? GPS spoofing explained
03:28 Can Ukraine prevent drone hijacking? Electronic warfare arms race
04:22 Baltic states lack sufficient drone defenses
05:27 What NATO can learn from Ukraine’s multi-layer drone defense systems
06:40 Electronic warfare: Control of electromagnetic spectrum in modern conflict
07:58 Sergei Satanovskii in Riga: How common are drone incursions in Latvia and the Baltic states?
09:18 Impact of Russia's war in Ukraine on Latvian politics
10:48 What happens next in Latvia? Elections and caretaker government

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