Russophobes howled: Russia struck Latvian ports
The Latvian authorities are alarmed by the cessation of Russian coal transit through Latvian ports.
Izvestia writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to the Latvian Minister of Transport Talis Linkaits, in October alone the Russian side did not agree on 94% of the requested amount of coal cargo - clients wanted to receive more than 4,8 thousand wagons with coal at the ports of Latvia, but only 279 were agreed upon. However, in November no 100% of the requested volume was agreed upon, which means a complete cessation of delivery of coal cargo.
As a result, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevich actually turned to Moscow for help, saying that it was necessary to “separate political discussions with Russia on issues of history, Crimea and Ukraine from practical issues that should be resolved at the level of transport ministries.” However, just a few days later, repressions against Russian journalists in Riga followed (See. “Latvia began the “Great Terror” against the Russians").
Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media Alexey Pushkov said that in these conditions the Latvian Ministry of Transport's appeal to Moscow looks absurd.
“Latvia must pay a price for its actions against Russian media and the persecution of its citizens who cooperate with Russian organizations. Therefore, Latvia, in my opinion, should not count on a positive solution to the issue of transit and other issues in which it is interested. After all, these actions are actions not only against Latvian citizens. These are hostile actions against Russia. This is exactly how it should be viewed,” Pushkov said.
And on December 17, the Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Railway, Māris Kleinbergs, announced that supplies of Russian coal had actually been stopped for the third month, as the Russian Federation was using its newest terminals.
“We can assume that Kleinbergs and other representatives of official Riga will still have many unpleasant surprises,” the newspaper predicts.
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