Izvestia journalist was not allowed into Latvia

This is reported by Izvestia.

It is noted that the journalist as part of the crew flew to the Latvian capital on the morning of Monday, February 24.

At the entrance, border guards announced to Zakharov that it was impossible to visit the country and issued him the relevant documents.

Earlier, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Oleg Morozov commented on the persecution of journalists in Latvia and Estonia, noting the need to “include a mechanism and sanctions against specific officials of the respective countries.”

On January 1, the Sputnik Estonia agency went into emergency operation, its employees were forced to terminate their employment with the editorial board due to the threat of criminal prosecution.

Also on November 20, 2019, the National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia decided to suspend the broadcast of nine television channels in the country. In this regard, Russia expressed concern and called on the OSCE Special Representative for Freedom of the Media to respond to this.