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POLITICS3h 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]
CONFLICT6h agoWho is behind ‘Black Rus,’ the mysterious group claiming responsibility for an armed incursion into Latvia from Belarus?Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING8h agoUkraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online servicesLe Monde [en]
POLITICS9h agoSweden’s centre-left leader fails in second bid to form governmentSocial Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson says 'conditions not in place' to form government, prolonging deadlock.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS13h agoSweden's centre-left leader Magdalena Andersson again fails to form governmentSweden's centre-left opposition bloc won 176 seats in parliament, versus 173 for outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, in the 13 September election.EuroNews [en]