Dozens of farmers staged a demonstration with tractors in the city of Yakpils in southern Latvia on Saturday demanding an end to the passage of Russian grain through the territory of their country, claiming that Russian revenues contribute to the financing of the war in Ukraine, and called on their government to stop all trade with Moscow.
Latvia has banned agricultural imports from Russia and Belarus in 2024, but has exempted grains from the ban on grain transit to other countries, including Russian grains, arguing that the ban requires a unified European decision.