Latvia Takes the Strike to the UN
Days into its first Security Council presidency, the Baltic country faces an immediate test after civilians were struck while collecting humanitarian aid.
Latvia requested an extraordinary meeting of the United Nations Security Council on November 3 following Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine, including a strike on an aid distribution site.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže singled out Komyshuvakha, a settlement in southeastern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, when announcing the request. Her statement sought an emergency session; it did not announce an agreed meeting date or a council decision.
