Latvia's Braze on Tariff Response and US NATO Commitment
Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze tells Bloomberg's Oliver Crook on the sidelines of a NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels that the US is fully committed to NATO, while Latvia is looking at the effects of new US tariffs on the Latvian economy. Braze also said Latvia is committed to spending 5% of GDP on defense. (Source: Bloomberg)
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