(WSN) – Russia plans to respond following Latvia’s new restrictions on extending residence permits for Russian citizens, according to foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who spoke to the RIA news agency on Thursday.
Zakharova stated that Moscow would “persist in taking strong measures, including asymmetric actions,” though she did not specify what these measures might entail.
She criticized Riga’s decision, which includes mandating a Latvian language test for permit renewals, as arbitrary and in violation of several human rights agreements.
