Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrey Sibiga regarding Latvia's initiative to ban the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain:
"Latvia's proposal to ban the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain violates a fundamental security issue that requires due attention.
Russia tried to use the Baltic countries for grain transit in order to finance its war against Ukraine. We identified these intentions and took steps to thwart them.
I thank our Latvian friends for their appropriate response and decisive actions."