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Nikita Klimentjevs wrote that Latvia has begun the procedure for the expulsion of Leonid Ragozin. He pointed out that Ragozin presents himself in foreign media as an independent and honest journalist who has fled Russia, while claiming that Russia does not attack civilian objects in Ukraine and that Ukraine's air defense is to blame for this. Klimentjevs ironically referred to this stance as "independence." https://t.co/FVHj92b4ZF #Latvija #žurnālistika #Krievija (translated)

Otto Ozols, after Ragozin's expulsion, asked whether people in Latvia would be named who, in his opinion, helped Ragozin gain publicity and spread Kremlin propaganda, which he presented as investigative journalism. Ozols claimed that Ragozin and his accomplices deliberately spread lies in Latvia before Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine to discredit Ukraine and diminish Western support. Ozols wrote that Ragozin had allies in Latvia connected to Sarmīte Ēlerte's so-called "Ministry of Truth." He described Ēlerte as an active backroom operative of the New Unity party and an unofficial representative of the party's propaganda efforts. Ozols asserted that there had been no doubt about Ragozin's activities from the very beginning and asked why New Unity had not noticed and acted on it for years. He also associated this question with the transit of manganese ore and Russian grain. Ozols expressed that representatives of New Unity should not be allowed to handle state foreign affairs or security issues. He also wrote that Latvian Radio News, Krustpunktā, and LTV News would likely not investigate or discuss these connections. #Latvija #KremļaPropaganda #Mediķi (translated)

Brazh has announced a decision to initiate a process to include Russian citizen Ragozin in Latvia's black list, considering his public activities and statements that reflect Russia's official foreign policy and promote the narratives of the aggressor state. #Krievija #Ukraina #Latvija (translated)

Ponomarenko - persona non grata. Ragozins - persona grata. There were/are residence permits. In 2024, it was within the competence of the foreign minister to include a Russian comedian with a residence permit on the undesirable list. In 2026, the inclusion of a Kremlin narrative repeater is suddenly no longer within the competence of the foreign minister. Back then it was possible. Now they do not want to. #politika #krievija #ārlietas (translated)

Although Kirkorov, athletes, and other celebrities are usually calmly included in the undesirable persons list by Baiba based on newspaper headlines, their tweets, or statements, Ragozin is subject to a particularly penetrating, expensive, and lengthy investigation, as befitting a favorite of Re:ЧК. Why? Well, that's because it's Baiba Braže and this is Mr. Ragozin. Also, because it is JV. #BaibaBraže #Ragozins #celebritītes (translated)

Considering the circumstance that the Russian citizen L. Ragozin has publicly expressed views that are in direct contradiction to the interests of the state of Latvia over an extended period, I therefore call on the Foreign Minister to include the aforementioned person in the list of persons undesirable to the Republic of Latvia (persona non grata). In his public activities, L. Ragozin has: blamed the West for Russia's aggressive actions; spoken about the ineffectiveness of sanctions, calling them ones that provoke Russia; attempted to justify Russia's aggressive foreign policy, questioning whether Russia could have imperialist interests in gaining influence in Ukraine and elsewhere; discredited Ukraine, its political leadership, and armed forces. His expressed views have often overlapped with messages aimed at reducing Western support for Ukraine; in his public activities, he has criticized the West and Ukraine. As a result, his actions can be evaluated as those aimed at steering Western public opinion in a direction favorable to Russia. Due to such activities, it would be justified to consider L. Ragozin politically undesirable in Europe (persona non grata), but these activities cannot be regarded as such that would allow for the capture of circumstances mentioned in the Immigration Law that grant the Minister of Interior the authority to include a person in the list of foreigners banned from entering the Republic of Latvia; therefore, I call on the Foreign Minister to make a decision regarding the inclusion of the aforementioned person in the persona non grata list. #Latvija #Krievija #Ukraina (translated)