{"id":377966,"date":"2026-09-11T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/latvia-president-europe-needs-to-be-at-the-table-not-on-the-menu-for-ukraine-peace-talks-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:00:57","slug":"latvia-president-europe-needs-to-be-at-the-table-not-on-the-menu-for-ukraine-peace-talks-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/latvia-president-europe-needs-to-be-at-the-table-not-on-the-menu-for-ukraine-peace-talks-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia president: Europe needs to be at the table, not on the menu for Ukraine peace talks | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/apEjMfm_l6Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Latvia president: Europe needs to be at the table, not on the menu for Ukraine peace talks | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apEjMfm_l6Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Latvia is on the frontline in dealing with new threats to NATO from Russia \u2014 from to cyberattacks, sabotage, espionage, through to drone incursions and other suspected gray-zone operations. Latvia\u2019s Presdient Edgars Rinkevics s says what the West needs to reconsider what hybrid warfare means.   Rinkevics told DW that when it comes to dialogue with Russia, is not clear that Moscow wants to actually talk.  He also added that Europe needs to be a part of a peace process for Ukraine.  \u201cEurope needs to be at the table, not on the table.\u201d But he added that he believes the Kremlin seems more interested in a Yalta-style, big power recognition of its sphere of influence.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvia is on the frontline in dealing with new threats to NATO from Russia \u2014 from to cyberattacks, sabotage, espionage, through to drone incursions and other suspected gray-zone operations. Latvia\u2019s Presdient Edgars Rinkevics s says what the West needs to reconsider what hybrid warfare means. 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