“From September 23 to 26, a Russian group of inspectors will inspect one of the regions of Latvia. Its area will cover about 16 thousand square meters. km. ", - says the report of the newspaper" Red Star ".

It is noted that Russian inspectors will receive information about the Silver Arrow 2019 exercises of the ground forces of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Albania, Spain, Italy and Canada.

On September 12, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, Janis Garisons, said that Russia should be more open about conducting exercises in the Baltic region to reduce tensions.