Latvia moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grata, Baltic outlet Delfi reports
Latvia has initiated the process of adding another Russian citizen to its list of people barred from entering the country, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže wrote on X. According to the local outlet Delfi , the person is Leonid Ragozin, a Russian journalist who lives in Latvia. The Insider reviewed Ragozin’s recent writing, including an August column in which he argued that, given the “devastating…
Latvia is considering adding Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin to its list of persons deemed persona non grata, according to Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, who announced the decision on X. Ragozin, a journalist who has resided in Latvia since 2014, is claimed to have penned a column in August arguing that painful compromises at the negotiation table are the only way Ukraine can escape a national catastrophe.
The Foreign Minister's decision comes after discussions with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, following the receipt of information from competent authorities. Critics have noted that Ragozin has been outspoken in expressing views that contradict Latvia's interests, including blaming the West for Russia's aggressive actions, criticizing sanctions, justifying Russian foreign policy, and discrediting Ukraine.
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