Riga says it intends to raise the issue at every session.
Its ambassador to the UN, Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes, said the aim was to stop Moscow’s aggression from becoming "normalised," to counter Russian propaganda and lies, and to explain the Kremlin’s imperialist goals and their global consequences to the international community.
The country holds a non-permanent seat for 2026-2027.
Under the monthly rotation, it will chair both formal and informal meetings.
Its foreign ministry said Latvian diplomats also want to strengthen security and statehood at home and to expose disinformation from Moscow.
Almost all of the 16 formal meetings on Ukraine held this year were called by Riga and its European allies.
They dealt with the situation on the front line and with violations of the rights of prisoners of war and civilians in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
The UN Security Council has 15 members.
Five of them, the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain, are permanent and are the only ones with the power of veto.
The other 10 are elected by the UN General Assembly for two-year terms.
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Source: IAR