“Voting at the Russian Embassy is support for military operations in Ukraine,” Baltija quotes her.
According to the minister, the Latvian authorities cannot prohibit Russians from voting, but added that the Latvian Foreign Ministry will prepare a note of protest together with colleagues from Estonia.
Libiņa-Egnere also recalled that the Criminal Code of Latvia provides for criminal liability for justifying SVO.
At the same time, the Dutch authorities reacted positively to the plans of the Russian Embassy to organize a polling station in The Hague for the election of the Russian president.