Latvia is to extend the enhanced protection of its border with neighbouring Belarus until the end of the year for security reasons. The government of the Baltic EU and NATO country announced the move in Riga on Tuesday, saying it was in response to the continuing disproportionately high number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus. The special regulation, which was originally due to expire in September, is also being extended to combat the risks posed by Russia’s war against Ukraine, which is supported by Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The regulation grants th…