According to Karins, everyone living in Latvia should learn the national language. This practice is common in many European countries, she added.
The journalist then asked the minister why they planned to deport Russian-speaking citizens from the country for not knowing Latvian. Karins tried to answer the question, but suddenly became confused and began to stutter. In the end he could only say that “this is not true.”
Recall that last week the representative of the Latvian Migration Department, Madara Puke, said that the authorities are going to deport about 800 Russians who supposedly have no right to stay in the country. According to her, it is planned to expel those who have not passed the Latvian language exam and have not applied for a permanent or temporary residence permit.
