Police won't guard Russian consulates in Latvia

The police will no longer protect the consulates general of the Russian Federation in Daugavpils and Liepaja, Latvia, Report informs via LSM.

Latvia has declared the diplomatic staff of the Russian consulates undesirable persons.

In April, Latvia decided to withdraw permission for the work of these general consulates, thus closing the consular offices of the Russian Federation. All consulate employees had to leave the country by April 30.

The decision was made in solidarity with Ukraine.

In early April, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said that, given the war crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine, Latvia is narrowing diplomatic relations with Russia by closing its consulates general in Daugavpils and Liepaja. The deadline for the closure was April 30. At the same time, it was decided to expel 13 Russian diplomats.