Russian Speakers in Latvia Cooler on Moscow but Remain in Limbo

Riga must reach out to its Russian-speaking population for successful integration

12 May 2023

A change of attitudes of Russian speakers towards Moscow after aggression on Ukraine is an opportunity for a fresh attempt to integrate them.

On 1 May, Riga’s Esplanade Square was filled with protesters upset at the treatment of the Russian-speaking population by Latvian authorities. Their placards called the actions of Latvian leaders “violations of international law”, “xenophobic” and “revenge”.

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The around a hundred attendees were mainly representatives and supporters of the “Latvian Russian Union” – led by MEP Tatjana Ždanoka. While their numbers were few, the event was a reminder that the situation of Russian speakers in Latvia remains unresolved and has become increasingly complicated by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

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Sigita Struberga

Sigita Struberga is a Marcin Król Fellow 2022/2023 at Visegrad Insight. She is a Secretary-General of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation and researcher and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Latvia. She is developing her PhD thesis in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia. Her research interests are transatlantic relations and European security, Russia, China’s foreign policy, strategic communication

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