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)
I would like to remind you that Ragozins, as far as I know, has hidden a number of his trips to Russia, which for someone who pretends to be a journalist is a serious violation. #žurnālisms #politika #ziņas (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)
