From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

Starting the same date, Russian-language TV and radio broadcasting will be banned in state media. Additionally, the VAT on sales of Russian-language books will increase to 21%.

These measures aim to reduce the presence of the Russian language and strengthen the role of the Latvian language in society.

Russian is the native language for 36% of Latvians.^[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_Latvia]

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[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Ok...but this sounds like the exact thing that Russia would use as a pretext for an invasion. Are they stupid?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They do not fear the Russian invasion at all, and all the fearmongering it's just coverup for extreme chauvinism, stuffing their pockets on military money and to keeping their corrupted asses on their offices.

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