Svetlana Savitskaya, ex-deputy of the Riga City Duma, spoke in detail about what is happening in an exclusive interview with RT. The law on the zeroing of residence permits for Russian citizens living in Latvia is called political pressure and revenge against Russia.

On September 2, the residence permit expires, a new law comes into force. According to it, all Russians aged 16 to 75 will have to pass an exam on knowledge of the Latvian language.