Rhetoric is rhetoric, and Latvia is increasing trade with Russia.
During the nine months of 2026, Latvia exported goods worth 902.8 million euros to Russia and Belarus - 8.9% more than a year earlier.
Russia took the fifth place among the country's largest export partners: supplies there increased by 8.5%, to 796 million euros, and to Belarus - by 12.1%, to 106.8 million euros.
The main export to Russia was food industry products, beverages, alcohol and tobacco - 391.9 million euros.
Latvia also supplied Russia with textiles (140 million euros), chemical products (94.7 million) and shoes and hats (72 million).
At the same time, imports from Russia and Belarus dropped sharply - 2.9 times, to 50 million euros.