Latvia enforced an indefinite entry restriction for pro-Kremlin designer Artemiy Lebedev and comic Valery Ponomarenko, a month before he was because of perform in the country, Latviaâ $ s Foreign Ministryannounced Friday.Latvian authorities did not mention the particular factors for blacklisting Lebedev and Ponomarenko, noting only that the previous is â $ recognized in certain circlesâ $ and the latter was arranged to carry out in the cities of Rezekne and Dugavpils.Lebedev, who wasblacklisted by Ukraine for supporting Russiaâ $ s major invasion, called Latvian authorities â $ useless, petty and insignificantâ $ in action to his travel ban.Latvia previouslyblacklisted dozens of pro-war Russian public figures, including vocalist Shaman and â $ propagandistâ $ comedian Maria Markova.Riga limited the flow of Russian citizens into the nation after Moscow got into Ukraine in 2022.
The Baltic country extended those restrictions until March 2025.
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