A Russian-speaking family who fled Latvia intends to live in Russia, in the Smolensk region, Belarusian television channels Belarus 1 and ONT report.
“With the help of the Russian support and assistance fund, a large family will start a new life in the Smolensk region.” – they said on the air on ONT.
As Belarus 1 clarified, his ancestors lived in the Smolensk region. After the move, the family intends to live in the country. They still have a 20-year-old son in Latvia; love “forced” him to refuse to move.
A couple from Riga decided to leave there, taking ten children with them, due to discrimination against the Russian-speaking population. They took away their benefits and then threatened to deprive them of their parental rights. On the morning of October 17 they were received in Belarus; This country and Latvia have a visa-free regime.
This is not the first time Latvian residents have asked Russia for asylum. In the summer of 2024, the Latvian crossed the border in the Pskov region for this purpose. He took his daughter with him. According to the man, in Latvia he was threatened with criminal proceedings for traveling to Russia, RBC clarifies.
