On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry summoned the temporary chargé d'affaires of Russia, Kastakin, and handed him a note of protest, condemning the false statements made by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin, regarding Latvia. **As reported by Xinhua, in recent days, Galuzin has made several statements:** - "By adhering to NATO and EU discipline and providing their territory for hostile actions against Russia in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, the Baltics are playing with fire. They know this well." - "NATO membership will not spare Latvia from the consequences of participating in strikes on Russian territory." - "Russia has verified data that Latvia and other Baltic countries have already provided their air corridors for Ukrainian drones attacking Russian civilian infrastructure." **The Latvian Foreign Ministry responds:** "Despite Latvia's repeatedly and unequivocally stated official position that it has not opened its airspace for any attacks, as well as the joint statement by the foreign ministers of the Baltic states from April 10, the Russian side continues to spread false information and escalate the situation." The ministry emphasized that Latvia considers Russia's statements to be completely unfounded and demands that the Russian side immediately refute this inaccurate information. Latvia also rejected other recent false statements made by representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry about the country, emphasizing that Latvia ensures compliance with the law for all residents, and claims to the contrary have no factual basis. In addition, a categorical protest was lodged with the temporary chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy regarding the massive air attack on Kyiv using missiles and drones on the night of July 5 to 6. As a result of this strike, at least 26 civilians were killed, and more than 60 people, including children, were injured.