Baltic nations to restrict entry of Russians -Latvia


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  • Wednesday, 07 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics speaks during a news conference in Riga, Latvia April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/ File Photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have reached agreement in principle to restrict the entry of Russian citizens travelling from Russia and Belarus, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)

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