The decision was made in solidarity with Ukraine.
The state police will no longer protect the consulates general of the Russian Federation in Daugavpils and Liepaja; the diplomatic workers of these consulates have been declared undesirable persons in Latvia.
In April, it was decided to withdraw consent to the work of these general consulates, thus closing the consular offices of the Russian Federation. All expelled employees had to leave the country by April 30.
In early April, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics announced that, given the war crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine, Latvia was narrowing diplomatic relations with Russia by closing its consulates general in Daugavpils and Liepaja. A deadline was also named – it was supposed to happen before April 30. At the same time, it was decided to expel 13 Russian diplomats.
Kelmon80 on August 8th, 2022 at 09:57 UTC »
I find it hard to determine the timeline or what has happened or was supposed to happen.
If this article is trying to tell me that all Russian staff has left by April 30, and the Latvian police has stopped to guard the building from 1st of May onwards - that's perfectly fine (and logical).
Or did the deadline expire and all or some of the Russian staff stayed longer than they were allowed too? In that case, it's also no problem if Latvia withdraws any protection by the police.
But if somehow there was a time when Russian diplomatic staff was still legally there, and there was no police protection....that would be bad. To my knowledge, all countries are required to protect foreign consulates and embassies on their territory, at least while in operation, no matter if they're Sweden or North Korea.
But, as I said, it's hard to understand what exactly has happened.
zuzg on August 8th, 2022 at 05:10 UTC »
Generally good but why report now on it? It's August.
Cobbertson on August 8th, 2022 at 04:35 UTC »
Anyone have some expired eggs in the back of their fridge?