2023-12-07 03:58:00
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In the middle of the Ukraine war, Russian President Putin is once again threatening a NATO country: the reason is a change in immigration law.
Update from December 6th, 12:42 p.m: Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkevics is unimpressed Putin’s threat Reacts. “This is politics of intimidation,” Rinkevics told the newspaper Independent Rita Avize. “It is a common narrative in Russian propaganda of late that all of its nationals or those belonging to the ‘Russian world’ are being brutalized. In fact, it is an attempt to cover up all the atrocities that Russia is committing in Ukraine.”
“Piglish”: Now Putin is threatening a NATO country
First report from December 5th: Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Latvia over its treatment of the Russian population. At a meeting of the Russian Human Rights Council, he criticized the Baltic state’s policies – and warned that such treatment could retaliate for Latvia. The Kremlin chief’s comments apparently came against the background of changes to immigration law in Latvia, which threatens the residence permit for non-citizens.
Latvia, a small EU and NATO country, is home to around 1.8 million people, around a quarter of whom are of Russian origin. However, many of them do not have Latvian citizenship status and are instead registered as non-citizens. In response to the war in Ukraine, Latvia introduced language tests for non-citizens who must have everyday knowledge of Latvian in order not to lose their residence permit.
Latvia’s politics a “legal aberration” for Putin
Putin expressed understanding that countries require their residents to have basic knowledge of culture and language. However, he described the status of non-citizens as a “legal aberration” and threatened states that discriminate against Russians with an appropriate response. Moscow could also support Russians abroad to return to their historic homeland. Putin also emphasized that if these people do not want to leave but are expelled, appropriate conditions must be created for them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Archive photo) © Valery Sharifulin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP/dpa
The Russian President’s statements appear quite threatening, especially against the background of the war in Ukraine. In Ukraine, too, Putin presented himself as a seemingly caring advocate for Russian-speaking people. This was followed by the annexation of Crimea, the occupation of areas in eastern Ukraine and finally the attack on the entire Ukraine in February 2022.
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These latest statements by the Kremlin chief are related to the war against Ukraine, which Russia justified, among other things, by saying that the Russian-speaking population in the neighboring country was being oppressed. Putin accused Latvia of treating parts of its population “swinishly” and warned of the consequences of this policy. The state news agency TASS quoted the president. (your/dpa)
Editor Tobias Utz wrote this article and then used an AI language model for optimization at his own discretion. All information has been carefully checked.
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