Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, photo by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0
16.06.2020, Moscow.
The European Union must express its assessment of the discriminatory amendments to the Latvian electronic media law regarding language quotas in broadcasting, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said on June 16 at an online conference with journalists.
14.06.2020, Riga.
In its anti-Russian policy, the Ukrainian elite takes the example of the Baltic States, said a member of the European Parliament from the Republic of Latvia, co-chairwoman of the Russian Union of Latvia (RUL) party Tatiana Zhdanok in an interview with a Rossa Primavera News Agency correspondent on July 14.
11.06.2020, Moscow.
Speaking at a briefing with journalists on June 11, the Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova condemned the Latvian senators’ attempt to ban the St. George Ribbon.
09.06.2020, Riga.
Latvia became independent thanks to members of the Latvian resistance movement , Latvian President Egils Levits said on his Twitter account on June 8.
30.05.2020, Riga.
Broadcasting in Russian will be stopped in Latvia on January 1, 2021, the Chairman of the National Council for Electronic Media (NEPLP) Ivars Āboliņš said on May 29 at a discussion on the development of electronic media.
05.05.2020, Riga.
The municipal police of Riga are preparing to prevent any events that may take place on May 9 in the Victory Park, the acting executive director of Riga Iveta Zalpētere said on May 5 in an interview to the Latvian radio.
04.03.2020, Riga.
Under the guise of improving alleged democracy, a majority of the Latvian population can be denied TV broadcasting in their native language, Russian, the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Latvia reported on March 4 on its official Facebook page.
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02.03.2020, Riga.
The General Secretary of the National Assembly of Latvia Raivis Zeltīts in an interview to Neatkarīgā suggested that the memorial to the liberators of Riga must be toppled.
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10.02.2020, Riga.
The co-chairpersons of the Latvian Russian Union (LRU) Tatyana Zhdanok and Miroslav Mitrofanov addressed an open letter to the Latvian authorities demanding that the annual march of Waffen SS legionaries in Riga must be banned, the organization’s Facebook page reported on February 10.
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11.07.2019, Geneva.
The tendency to glorify Nazi criminals in the Baltic countries will help to identify the responsibility of these countries for some of the crimes committed by the Nazis, said historian Alexander Dyukov in Geneva at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council, TASS reported on July 10.
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"Motherland", part of the monument to Liberators of Riga from Nazi invaders. November 2013
Flag of Latvia. Photo by txd, CC 2.0
