The Russian Foreign Ministry considered the initiative of the Latvian parliamentarians to recognize Russia as a “terrorist state” as a hostile act in line with anti-Russian hysteria.
In fact, on August 2 this year, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament approved the initiative to recognize Russia as a “state that supports terrorism.” the earliest date is August 11 this year).
Zakharova described the initiative as “another hostile act by the Latvian legislators, which fits perfectly into the anti-Russian hysteria unleashed by Riga. The responsibility for this lies entirely with the Latvian side, which, first of all, should think about the dire consequences that such as “ These are provocative statements about Latvia itself and its people.”
According to Zakharova, the “pathological fear of Russia” among the ruling elite of Latvia has already caused serious economic and social problems in this Baltic country, led to a decrease in the standard of living of its inhabitants, stressing that things “will only get worse from now on.” This is pointed out by many politicians and experts, in particular MEP Nil Ushakov and the former mayor of Riga, who predicted a catastrophe on the scale of the 1990s in Latvia and called for a state of emergency in the country.
“Isn’t it time for the Latvian parliamentarians to finally stop and turn from followers of foreign masters into real representatives of their people who care about their fate?” Zakharova asked.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the SAIMA (unicameral parliament) of Latvia, at a meeting on August 2, approved a draft statement recognizing Russia as a “terrorist state”, which was previously announced on social networks by its chairman Richards Coles. .
Source: TASS