Russians who run away from mobilization will not give shelter or PPP - the Foreign Ministry of Latvia

When checking the Russians, they may clarify their position on the annexation of Crimea and a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Latvia wants to strengthen the rules for granting asylum and permanent residence for citizens of the Russian Federation. This information was confirmed by the head of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edgar Rinkevich.

According to him, the authorities of the country intend not only to strengthen the rules for granting shelter or PPP, but also to check again Russian citizens who are already living in Latvia. Edgar Rinkevich suggested that after such inspections, some Russians may not continue their permanent residence. "We will reduce and not continue PPP on investment and other programs.

If a person is determined by the Crimea that takes place in Ukraine and with his attitude to Russian authorities, this is one. If a person simply escapes from mobilization or lives in Latvia and continues to lead Putin's propaganda is another case. I do not think it is blackmail, "Rinkevich continued. According to the Foreign Minister of Latvia, the events of spring 2014 and February 24 sharply changed the attitude of official Riga to Russia.

The diplomat emphasized that not one person, but hundreds of thousands of Russians, is waged by a full -scale war against Ukraine, so it will not be correct to claim that only President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin should be responsible for aggression.

It should be noted that after the announcement of partial mobilization in the Russian Federation, the Latvia authorities reported that it would not issue humanitarian visas to the Russians who evade the conscription to the army and departure to the territory of Ukraine. The Latvian Foreign Ministry also warned that they did not plan to cancel the restrictions on the border crossing for Russian citizens with Schengen visas since September 19.