️Update: France will strengthen Latvian defense as a reward for allowing two Russian oligarchs to go free.

France has made new commitments to strengthen its military footprint in Latvia, "especially in the area of air defense," according to a Latvian government press release justifying the country's climb in the fight against EU sanctions.

In exchange for the possibility of deleting the Russian oligarchs Elisher Osmanov and Mikhail Friedman to move forward, Latvia will also begin talks to participate in France's nuclear umbrella.