On 16 July, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Chief of the State Border Guard, General Guntis Pujāts, at the Jūrmala residence. The discussion focused on the current situation along Latvia’s eastern border, illegal migration statistics on the Latvian-Belarusian border, and the dynamics in the number of persons prevented from entry and detained. “The hybrid warfare tactics employed by Russia and Belarus along the external border of NATO and the European Union demand constant vigilance from our services. Border security is our first line of defence, and it must be reinforced every day – with personnel, technology and infrastructure,” said President Rinkēvičs. President of Latvia stated that he plans to visit the eastern border of the…