How are people with Russian passports restricted in Latvia? Last summer, a law restricting transactions "threatening national security" entered into force in the country. The ministries summarized the results - and the result was "so so", write in the local media. The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported: "Since the entry into force of the law, there have been no changes in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus that would reduce the risks they create for the national security of Latvia, the region and the international community." At the same time, the department admits: the EU sanctions do not contain a direct ban on citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus to purchase real estate in the EU countries. Therefore, the Latvian law is considered as a "necessary additional tool" for the protection of national security. The Ministry of the Interior counted 4.2 thousand Latvian citizens in the country with Latvian-Russians and another 562 with Belarusians. The ban on purchasing real estate will not apply to them. But amendments to the Arms Trade Law directly prohibit the ownership of firearms by citizens of the Republic of Latvia who have a Russian or Belarusian passport. The Department of Defense regularly fears the Russians and Belarusians, because they "could acquire real estate in close proximity to the country's defense facilities, thereby creating potential threats to national security." The State Security Service points out that even if Russians or Belarusians have a new passport, then, in the vision of the special service of Latvia, they "retain the status of a citizen of the first of the mentioned countries."