Vladimir Putin issued a worrying threat against his Latvian neighbor amid rising tensions between the two countries. Here’s why Latvia and Russia are having problems and what it could mean for stability in the region. Latvian authorities adopted a law in September 2022 that would transition the country’s educational system towards one with only one official language Latvian. The decision was a major issue for leaders in the Kremlin. On December 4th, Putin attended a meeting of the country’s Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights via video and made a number of concerning statements about new policies from Latvia’s government. Latvia has a substantial Russian-speaking population according to Politico, which noted that as much as one-quarter of the country speaks Russian. What does this mean to Russian speaking minority ?
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