Russia, the Baltic and European Union (EU) countries took a new sanction decision on the grounds that they acted against Russia. Russia, Latviaof, Estonia After the decision to lower the level of diplomatic relations with Russia as of February 24, Latvia’s Ambassador to Moscow called Maris Riekstins to leave the country. “Latvia Ambassador Maris Riekstins has been given 2 weeks to leave the country,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry added that Latvia’s decision to lower relations between the two countries will have consequences.
LATVIA SUPPORTED ESTONIA
After Russia announced that it would lower its diplomatic relations with Estonia to the level of chargé d’affaires, Latvia decided to lower the level of diplomatic relations with Russia as of February 24 as part of support for Estonia. In a statement on his social media account last Monday, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics stated that the decision was taken within the scope of Russia’s ongoing brutal aggression against Ukraine and solidarity with Estonia, “Latvia will lower the level of diplomatic relations with Russia from 24 February and He will demand that Russia act accordingly,” he said.
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