Latvia has signed a nearly €3.5 billion ($4 billion) defense loan agreement under the EU’s SAFE lending programme, becoming the eighth country to join the scheme. EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius joined Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, Defence Minister Raivis Melnis and Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis in Riga on Saturday for the signing ceremony. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Kubilius  described  Latvia as a “front-runner in