INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Latvia enforced an indefinite entry restriction for pro-Kremlin designer Artemiy Lebedev and comic Valery Ponomarenko, a month before he was
because of perform in the country, Latviaâ $'s Foreign Ministryannounced Friday.Latvian authorities did not mention the particular factors
for blacklisting Lebedev and Ponomarenko, noting only that the previous is â $ recognized in certain circlesâ $ and the latter was
arranged to carry out in the cities of Rezekne and Dugavpils.Lebedev, who wasblacklisted by Ukraine for supporting Russiaâ $'s major
invasion, called Latvian authorities â $ useless, petty and insignificantâ $ in action to his travel ban.Latvia previouslyblacklisted
dozens of pro-war Russian public figures, including vocalist Shaman and â $ propagandistâ $ comedian Maria Markova.Riga limited the flow
of Russian citizens into the nation after Moscow got into Ukraine in 2022
The Baltic country extended those restrictions until March 2025
Russia has actually maintained tense relations with the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia considering that the major
invasion. The 3 countries are among NATOâ $'s most vocal supporters of Kyiv.
