Russian's Comments Rile Latvia

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 9 March 2014 | JURIS KAŽA

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RIGA, Latvia—Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Veshnyakov created a new wave of concern in Latvia with recent remarks saying it may soon become easier for ethnic Russians in Latvia to obtain Russian citizenship.

Mr. Veshnyakov told Latvian Radio 4, a Russian-language public broadcasting channel, that proposed legislation in Russia would allow granting Russian citizenship to ethnic Russians in Latvia to "save the Latvian noncitizens out of poverty by giving them citizenship and a pension without having to stay in Russia." Russians constitute 27.6% of Latvia's population of 2 million, the largest ethnic group among the minorities living in Latvia.

[VeniVidiVici]

Sorry. Was trying to make the point that Stalin was probably responsible for that many Russians being in Latvia to begin with.

Yup. I was in the 105th MI Bn / 5th ID.

[Vince Ferrer]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

[aquila48]

Doesn’t Mexico do the same for the Mexican here with Obama’s full blessing?

[Jim Noble]

“Well, Latvia is a dues-paying member of NATO”

As my grandmother would say, were she here, “that and a dime will get you on the subway”.

[rmlew]

I assumed that the Russians would wait to Czechoslovakia Ukraine before moving on our Baltic NATO members . Evidently the revanchist and irridentist regime of is even more sanguine than I feared.

[Grzegorz 246]

It’s WW3 in the making and people here are masturbating to shirtless Putin because he makes Bambi looks like an idiot. I wouldn’t believe If I didn’t see it with my own eyes.