Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova
If they continue Latvia treats the representatives of its own population who want to continue living in the country like pigs, soon the authorities of the country will face the corresponding attitude towards them. This statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, December 4.
The Russian leader noted that about 40% of Latvia's population was made up of Russian-speaking citizens – “certainly there are still many here now.” Meanwhile, Russophobia in the Baltic states countries practiced before Russia launched a special operation, and now it is being used to achieve their political goals, Putin emphasized.
The President of the Russian Federation also commented on the emergence of the term “non-citizens”, which he characterized as something ugly that “now it acquires a new quality and a new scale”. According to Putin, it is a “generally strange invention of those who claim to be considered democratic countries.”
Earlier, residents of the Latvian town of Ogre were banned from using fireworks at the same time as Moscow, because the local administration believed that launching New Year's fireworks at the same time as the Kremlin would threaten Latvia's national security.
Chairman of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Kobachidze, said that Latvia's policy towards Russia was an example two meters. He identified certain “specific politicians” as the culprits.