On Friday, 28 Moldovan, one Romanian, one Belarusian, one Russian and one Kazakh citizen were denied entry to Latvia.
Six Moldovan and one Romanian citizen were denied entry to Latvia on Saturday, and five Russian, four Moldovan and one Lithuanian citizen were denied entry on Sunday.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the State Security Service (VDD) in cooperation with the State Border Guard has been carrying out increased control of foreigners entering Latvia at the crossing points of the eastern border of Latvia. Upon obtaining information during the inspection that indicates the risks posed by the foreign national to Latvia’s national security, the VDD gives the border guard a recommendation to deny the foreign national entry to Latvia.
Head of the State Border Guard, Guntis Pujāts, for example, in the discussion held by the defense industry at the beginning of the year about strengthening Latvia’s eastern border, stated that the State Border Guard of Latvia has prevented a number of possible Russian military personnel or special service personnel from reaching Latvia.
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