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Time of India
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Bomb Greta If…': Israel Army Ready Missiles To Strike Flotilla Approaching Gaza; Netanyahu Warns
'Russian In Our Language, Do Whatever You Want': NATO Nation Leader's Bold Step Irks Kyiv Backers A Latvian lawmaker, Aleksey Roslikov, was expelled from parliament after a bold pro-Russia statement. The incident occurred during a session focused on combating Russification in Latvia. Roslikov spoke mostly in Latvian but ended his speech with a phrase in Russian, declaring, 'There are more of us and Russian is our language.' His remarks sparked outrage among lawmakers. The Saeima swiftly voted to expel him from the session. Moscow praised Roslikov for defending the Russian language, sharing the video and condemning Latvia's alleged Russophobic policies. 5.2K views | 1 day ago
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Badman' Gulshan Grover Reveals His YouTube Dream, And It's Wickedly On-Brand
'Russian In Our Language, Do Whatever You Want': NATO Nation Leader's Bold Step Irks Kyiv Backers A Latvian lawmaker, Aleksey Roslikov, was expelled from parliament after a bold pro-Russia statement. The incident occurred during a session focused on combating Russification in Latvia. Roslikov spoke mostly in Latvian but ended his speech with a phrase in Russian, declaring, 'There are more of us and Russian is our language.' His remarks sparked outrage among lawmakers. The Saeima swiftly voted to expel him from the session. Moscow praised Roslikov for defending the Russian language, sharing the video and condemning Latvia's alleged Russophobic policies. 2.6K views | 7 hours ago
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Russian In Our Language, Do Whatever You Want': NATO Nation Leader's Bold Step Irks Kyiv Backers
A Latvian lawmaker, Aleksey Roslikov, was expelled from parliament after a bold pro-Russia statement. The incident occurred during a session focused on combating Russification in Latvia. Roslikov spoke mostly in Latvian but ended his speech with a phrase in Russian, declaring, 'There are more of us and Russian is our language.' His remarks sparked outrage among lawmakers. The Saeima swiftly voted to expel him from the session. Moscow praised Roslikov for defending the Russian language, sharing the video and condemning Latvia's alleged Russophobic policies. Read More
Russia Today
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
EU state's parliament expels MP for speaking Russian
A Latvian MP has been kicked out of a parliamentary session and could face further punishment for speaking Russian in violation of the legislature's new rules, the head of the assembly has said. The incident occurred on Thursday during discussions in the Saeima on a declaration to 'eradicate the consequences' of the alleged 'Russification' of Latvia, which authorities in Riga claim took place under Soviet rule from 1940 to 1991. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Latvia and its Baltic neighbors, Estonia and Lithuania, have intensified their efforts against alleged Russian influence. Riga has implemented travel restrictions targeting Russian citizens, banned vehicles with license plates from the country, and introduced a mandatory Latvian language test for long-term residents of Russian origin. Thousands who failed or refused the exam have been deported. The Kremlin has denounced the measures as 'blatant discrimination against Russians.' Aleksey Roslikov of the For Stability! party spoke out in parliament against the declaration being included on the agenda. The party represents the interests of Russian-speakers in the EU country, who make up 24.5% of its population, according to a 2021 census. The lawmaker criticized the growing marginalization of Russian speakers in Latvia, saying: 'What is next? A law prohibiting Russian names for children because they sound Russian?' Roslikov delivered his speech in Latvian, but concluded it with a phrase in Russian, proclaiming: 'There are more of us, and Russian is our language.' The MP then displayed an obscene gesture to the audience. The MP's behavior outraged many of his colleagues, who instantly voted to expel him from the session of the parliament. The move was supported by 69 out 100 members of the legislature. The speaker of the Saeima, Daiga Mierina, said that Roslikov had shown 'disrespect' to his fellow lawmakers and could face further punishment, including a ban on attending up to six more parliament sessions and a warning. In late May, the Saeima voted in new regulations, according to which the MPs should only communicate in the parliament in the official – Latvian – language. Roslikov later told the media he had no regrets, calling his outburst appropriate when someone is denied the right to speak their own language. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shared the video from the Saeima on his page on X and praised the Latvian MP for standing up for the Russian language. On the eve of Russian Language Day, which is marked on June 6, 'decent people accessibly explained everything to the die-hard Russophobes in their native, Russian language,' Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, wrote.
India Gazette
30-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Latvia: Kanimozhi-led all-party delegation pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi bust at National Library in Riga
Riga [Latvia], May 30 (ANI): The all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi paid tribute to the Mahatma Gandhi bust installed in the National Library in Riga on Friday. DMK MP Kanimozhi garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The other members of the delegation also paid their respects. Earlier in the day, the Kanimozhi-led delegation met with Andzejs Vilumsons, the State Secretary of Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Andrejs Pildegovics, the Ambassador of Special Tasks of the Secretariat of the Candidate of Latvia to the UN Security Council and Permanent Representative of Latvia to the UN on Friday. The delegation led by Kanimozhi also held a joint meeting in Latvia's Riga with the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Friendship group of Parliamentarians for India. The meeting was held at the Latvian Saeima, which is a unicameral parliament of delegation members also interacted with think tank members and senior officers from the foreign and other ministries. The Kanimozhi-led delegation arrived in Latvia's capital, Riga, on Friday. India's ambassador to Latvia, Namrata Kumar, welcomed them. Following the arrival of the all-party delegation in Latvia, the Indian Ambassador to Latvia, Namrata Kumar, stressed the importance of the Indian delegation's visit to Latvia. She said that the delegation will stress India's position on terrorism and its zero tolerance for the issue and mentioned that during the first high-level visit following the opening of the resident mission in Latvia, the delegation will also speak about mobilising a global alliance for the fight against terrorism. 'The delegation is here especially for a very specific objective to stress our position on terrorism, zero tolerance for terrorism and our continuous fight against terrorism. India and Latvia share very strong and friendly relations. This is also testified by the fact that last year we opened our resident Mission here, which shows that the bilateral relations between the two countries are growing. This is the first high-level visit after the opening of the resident mission in Latvia... Our delegation will speak about mobilising the global alliance for the fight against terrorism,' she told ANI. Namrata Kumar further informed that the all-party delegation will meet the Latvian parliamentarians. The delegation is also scheduled to meet with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament, which is called 'Saeima.' 'They are going to be meeting the parliamentarians - amongst the parliamentarians, they are specifically going to carry out meetings with the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of their Parliament, which is called Saeima... When it comes to the Baltic Assembly, where the parliamentarians of the three Baltic countries - Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia are represented. It means when our delegation, coming from India, is going to speak to the members of the Latvian parliamentarians, they are also going to promote the idea and the whole objective that they are coming with to the other two countries,' Kumar further said. On Thursday, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, leading an all-party delegation to Greece, said India has made it clear that it will no longer distinguish between individual acts of terror and state-sponsored terrorism. The delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, includes Rajeev Rai (Samajwadi Party), Mian Altaf Ahmad (Jammu and Kashmir National Conference), Brijesh Chowta (BJP), Prem Chand Gupta (Rashtriya Janata Dal), Ashok Kumar Mittal (Aam Aadmi Party), and Former envoys Manjeev S Puri and Jawed Ashraf. (ANI)
