The Latvian Foreign Ministry asked the Russian ambassador in Riga to leave the country
The Latvian Foreign Ministry has asked Russia's ambassador to Riga to leave the country by February 24, cutting diplomatic ties with the Moscow administration in an act of solidarity with Estonia.
Previously, Russia announced that it was expelling the Estonian ambassador, denouncing the "total Russophobia" of Tallinn, Agerpres reports. The ambassador of the Republic of Estonia must leave Russia on February 7, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, adding that the move was a reaction to Estonia's decision to reduce the number of employees at the Russian embassy in Tallinn.
The three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are among NATO members strongly demanding that Germany deliver its Leopard tanks to Ukraine to support Kiev against the Russian invasion. Last week, Estonia joined other allies of Ukraine in sending additional weapons.
