IN early 2026 the [[NATO]] [[Baltic States]] began to allow [[Western alliance|Western]]-financed [[Ukrainian]] [[drone]]s to transit in attacking [[Russia]], but some of the Ukrainians decided to betray their benefactors and attack a Latvian oil facility for reasons that remain unknown—one theory being that Russian [[electronic warfare]] specialists took control of the Ukrainian drones and “landed them” in the appropriate place as payback.
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A [[diplomatic]] kerfuffle blew up into a full-on [[crisis]] in Latvia, with the announced resignation of the Latvian defense minister over this dangerous violation. But the shocking news came a day later, when it was revealed the defense minister had not actually resigned as believed, but was in fact fired by Latvian [[prime minister]] Evika Silina: Only a day after that, the Latvian prime minister herself suddenly resigned, as the entire [[government]] essentially collapsed within a week over this very issue of unchecked Ukrainian drone incursions.