Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 16The Latvian authorities will not renew residence permits for Russians and will restrict entry into the country on Schengen visas, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said. citizens of Russia and restrict entry to Latvia on Schengen visas. We are waiting for a bill from the Ministry of Internal Affairs,” he wrote on Twitter. Recently, there have been increasing calls in the West to stop issuing visas and block entry for Russians. Such statements were made by the Prime Ministers of Finland and Estonia Sanna Marin and Kaja Kallas. At the same time, the other day Latvia and Estonia announced the cessation of issuing visas to Russians. The latter, however, completely forbade entry on the basis of already issued documents. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the idea of stopping the issuance of visas to citizens of the country chauvinist, and the decision of Tallinn — anti-Estonian. The Baltic countries have been criticized by both the UN and members of the European Parliament. Thus, MP Yana Toom called Estonia's anti-Russian step a manifestation of dementia.
