He commented on the fact of the expulsion of Russian citizen Boris Katkov from Latvia.

"Of course, for any state, such a practice of forced expulsions is an absolute disgrace," the Kremlin spokesman said.

Earlier, Russian military pensioner Boris Katkov called Riga's actions against elderly Russians in the country genocide.

On the morning of January 13, pensioner Katkov, who had been expelled from Latvia, was met in Russia.

According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Katkov's expulsion from Latvia violates human rights and freedoms.