In neighbouring Estonia, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas also said border security had been strengthened. Read more at straitstimes.com.
RIGA - Latvia’s president-elect on Saturday said the Baltic state had tightened its border security in response to“Latvia is closely following the developing situation in Russia... Border security has been strengthened, visa or border entry from Russians leaving Russia due to current events won’t be considered,” Mr Edgars Rinkevics said on Twitter.
“Latvia will not issue humanitarian or other types of visas,” added the president-elect, who is also still the foreign minister. Latvia last year stopped issuing new visas to Russian citizens, but it had until now made an exception for humanitarian visas.In neighbouring Estonia, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas also said “border security has been strengthened”.In the most serious challenge yet to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long rule, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group said
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