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POLITICS7h ago‘My only home.’ Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin spent 12 years building a life in Latvia. Now he’s afraid to return.Latvia’s Foreign Ministry said on October 6 that it had added a Russian citizen to its list of personae non gratae. It did not name him. According to Delfi and Politico, he is journalist Leonid Ragozin, who moved from Russia to Latvia after the annexation of Crimea, obtained permanent residency there, and writes for Western media outlets. Ragozin appears set to become the first independent journalist opposed to the war on Latvia’s persona non grata list, which includes more than 150 Russians. He would find himself alongside numerous Russian propagandists and prominent supporters of Russia’s agMeduza [en]
POLITICS3d agoLatvian Foreign Ministry: Trump's decision on Russian diesel sends Moscow mixed signal on easing sanctionsThe volume of diesel fuel that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to supply is not significant. However, the signal sent to Moscow and the international community about easing sanctions is mixed.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS4d agoLatvia’s border guard seeks greater powers amid increasingly violent border crossingsAs “armed, masked escorts” lead migrants from Belarus into Latvia, the Latvian Border Guard is seeking greater powers to “protect Latvia’s security.” The interior minister supports the proposal.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS6d agoLatvia’s Foreign Ministry reportedly moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grataLatvia’s Foreign Ministry has begun the process of declaring “another Russian citizen” persona non grata, Foreign Ministry head Baiba Braže said. She said the decision followed consultations with the Internal Affairs Minister and the prime minister and was based on information “from the competent authorities.”Meduza [en]