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Latvian authorities intend to expel several thousand Russians from the country

2023-10-06

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Latvia has long been unhappy about the Russians who colonized them. Back in the day, my Czech au pair girl told of how she and her classmates deeply resented being forced to take Russian language classes in school, and most did their best to barely pass.

[Regnum] The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs of Latvia sent letters to 3,255 Russian citizens living in the republic, notifying them that their residence permits had expired, the Rus portal reported on October 5.

The department sent letters to those Russians who did not apply for EU permanent resident status. Those expelled also included those who did not pass the Latvian language exam.

Commenting on this decision, the head of the department, Maira Rose , said that only those Russian citizens who applied for permanent residence permits and took the exam, although they may not have passed it, can count on a two-year extension to pass the exam and receive a permanent residence permit.

“Those who do nothing should leave,” Rose said.

Rose reported on September 18 that thousands of Russian citizens living in the republic would have to leave because they would not pass the Latvian language exam. According to her estimates, 3,600 people will have to leave Latvia.

Those who decide to be expelled from the country will receive notification letters. To avoid this, it was necessary to sign up to take the exam, said Ingmar Lidak, who heads the Sejm commission on citizenship, migration and social cohesion.

Posted by:badanov

#2 Maybe folks in the Baltic states (and Ukraine, Poland, etc.) feel somewhat the same way about the 'colonists' that had been foisted on them in the past and then forced militarily to accept and then even submit to.

Not terribly unlike the current wave of 'colonist invasions' being forced onto the European, Scandinavian, US and Canadian folks, and then forced to accept and even submit to by the powers that be.

I wonder if we'll wait 100-200 years to do something about it, though.

Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR 2023-10-06 08:54

#1 A couple years down the road everybody (who matters) will be condemning Evil Russians' invasion of the Baltics.

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-06 01:25

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