The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgar Rinkevičs, called on the EU to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and stop issuing tourist visas for Russians, Sky News reports.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs on Saturday condemned the “cruel killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian armed forces” in Olenivka in eastern Donetsk region and the atrocities committed by the Russian army in Ukraine.
The head of Latvian diplomacy also repeated the proposal to stop issuing tourist visas to the European Union for citizens of Russia.
At the beginning of the invasion, Latvia announced the suspension of issuing visas to Russian citizens, according to Reuters.
Russia’s state-owned Gazprom suspended gas supplies to Latvia on Saturday amid tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and broad sanctions against Russia, AFP reported.
Counter-charges in prison attack
Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the missile attack on the detention center in Olenivka, which reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war on Friday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that 50 prisoners were killed and 73 others were injured as a result of the attack by the American HIMARS missile.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine deny the accusations.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released the names of 50 dead and 73 wounded on Saturday, a day after the attack on the camp in Donetsk, where Ukrainian prisoners of war were held, reports DPA.
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