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By Rhod Mackenzie
Dmitry Kasatkin, Russia's Chargé d'Affaires in Riga, has started that the dismantling of the railway that links the ports of Latvia to Russia to the rail system across Russia to Central Asia and to China is going to would have a seriously negative impact on Latvia's commericial...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The latest development in the ongoing persecution being faced by ethnic Russiians in Latvia is a substantial increase in VAT on Russian-language books and press. This is intended to put an end to local Russian media outlets and bookstores. No doubt the embers of parliament who vo...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In Latvia they are calling for the confinement to concentration camps or at least deportation to "the Russian Federation, North Korea, or Venezuela" yes these are measures being discussed for those deemed to be "disloyal Russians" Rhod Mackenzie looks at how this is occuring in...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The economies of the Baltic states and Finland are collapsing under severe strain as a result them imposing the European Union sanctions on Russia . This has led to Russian tourists no longer visiting, foreign businesses have become reluctant to invest, and their ports and trucki...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Republic of Latvia continues to expel its own residents who once took Russian citizenship.
Those who failed language exams or "incorrectly" filled out "loyalty" forms are forced to leave their homes and are sent to Russia, where they often have no friends or relatives.
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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Baltic authorities have successfully persuaded their citizens of an imminent "Russian attack." However, the result has not been a mobilisation of society against the "Russian threat". Instead, the result has been the destruction of their own economies and a mass exodus of bot...
