Trump’s ‘peace Through Strength’ Message Resonates With Russian Neighbor

UNITED NATIONS - Latvia is fresh to move quickly erstwhile it starts its first-ever United Nations Security Council word successful January 2026. 

Of nan 188 countries taking portion successful nan vote, 178 formed their ballots successful favour of nan Eastern European nation. 

Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister Baiba Braže, who attended nan ballot astatine nan U.N.’s New York City headquarters, told Fox News Digital that her state is fresh to reside nan ongoing Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars. Ahead of its word connected nan council, Riga has its eyes group connected bid for each parties progressive successful some conflicts.

"We shall activity connected nan U.N. Security Council to thief execute a conscionable and lasting peace successful Ukraine, nan Middle East and different conflict regions, to fortify world security, safeguard nan world rules-based bid successful statement pinch nan U.N. Charter and make nan activity of nan U.N. Security Council much effective," Braže said successful her reside to nan U.N. past week.

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze speaks to nan property aft Latvia was elected arsenic a non-permanent personnel of nan U.N. Security Council astatine nan U.N. office successful New York City connected June 3, 2025. (Xie E/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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When it comes to Israel and Hamas, Braže emphasized nan request to get assistance to nan group of Gaza but said that Latvia did not person a position connected really it should beryllium done, contempt world disapproval of nan Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Braže expressed nan request for nan champion solution to nan assistance rumor successful Gaza would beryllium "whatever is much efficient" and that she believes some sides will beryllium capable to activity connected that. Overall, Braže was focused connected 1 cardinal point: getting assistance to susceptible group successful Gaza.

The warfare successful Ukraine hits person to location for Braže. Latvia, for illustration Ukraine, was portion of nan Soviet Union and gained its independency successful 1991 aft nan USSR dissolved. She told Fox News Digital that Russian President Vladimir Putin is utilizing "traditional Russian-Soviet tactics," specified arsenic delays successful negotiations, but she believes location are ways to unit nan Kremlin into peace.

Braže besides said that Latvia "fully supports" President Donald Trump's imagination of bid done spot to quash nan conflict betwixt Russia and Ukraine.

A serviceman of nan 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of nan Armed Forces of Ukraine fires an M777 Howitzer toward Russian troops astatine a position connected nan beforehand statement amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Donetsk region, Ukraine, connected June 9, 2025. (REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov)

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"Currently we don't spot a azygous denotation that Russia wants peace. It's bluffing, it's asking intolerable demands from nan U.S., from Ukraine and others, and past blaming Ukraine for not accepting those intolerable demands," she said. 

Braže told Fox News Digital that limiting Russia’s income and its entree to exertion will beryllium important to securing a unchangeable and lasting peace. This would besides mean intervening successful perchance threatening partnerships, specified arsenic nan 1 betwixt China and Russia.

"Making judge that nan lipid value stays debased and that its lipid and state exports are affected and constricted is very important," she said.

The overseas curate accused China of being nan "main enabler" of Russia done its exports to nan country. She said that Russia is capable to "cannibalize" parts of nan exports it gets from China and put them toward its rocket program.

Soldiers of nan 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade occurrence a rocket from a BM-21 Grad aggregate rocket launcher astatine nan positions of Russian troops successful nan Donetsk direction, Ukraine, connected June 3, 2025. (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Beyond really nan world handles Russia, Braže sees strengthening Ukraine’s expertise to take sides itself arsenic a important portion of ending nan war. She noted that Ukraine is acting successful accordance pinch Article 51 of nan U.N. Charter. Braže besides called Ukraine nan "strongest deterrent of Russia's aggression."

"So, subject aid, humanitarian aid, governmental support, civilized support, everything is needed. So that is nan strength, and that will lead to peace," she told Fox News Digital. 

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When asked astir what a triumph for Ukraine, arsenic good arsenic long-lasting security, would look like, Braže near it up to Kyiv.

"Ukraine will specify what it sees some arsenic bid and victory. We judge that Ukraine's sovereignty, Ukraine's expertise to power its territory, Ukraine not accepting nan occupied territories arsenic Russian—because that's against world law—that each are elements that will beryllium required for some bid but besides for Ukraine, considering that it has not mislaid nan war."