President of Latvia Egils Levits. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 24The words of the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, about the isolation of Russian-speaking fellow citizens are no longer just Russophobia, such statements require a tough response, Alexander Gusev, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti. members of the Russian community should be isolated. «When a high-ranking official in the person of the President of the Republic of Latvia says such words, it smacks not only of Russophobia, but also of genocide (in relation to) the Russian-speaking population of Latvia,» Gusev said. The expert noted that the government of Latvia «is very exciting «, that about half of the population of the Republic of Latvia speak Russian. «Both the presidential administration and the president of Latvia are constantly saying that 'Latvians have begun to speak more Russian, and this is no good,'» he said. steps in relation to the Republic of Latvia «Shut off gas, cut off electricity, water — all the resources that we supply to the Republic of Latvia. And also to recall the ambassador and close the embassy,» Gusev said. At the same time, the expert noted, international organizations, including those responsible for monitoring human rights, are unlikely to pay attention to the scandalous statement of the President of Latvia. will not. What prevented them from raising the issue of the genocide of civilians in Donbas since 2014?» he said. Two million people live in Latvia, more than 220 thousand of them are non-citizens. These are permanent residents of the country, whose ancestors arrived in the republic after 1940, when Latvia became part of the USSR.Non-citizens have limited rights — they cannot hold a number of positions, as well as participate in elections and referendums.To obtain Latvian citizenship, they need to go through the naturalization procedure — pass an exam in the Latvian language and history.
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