In Latvia, the prime minister was ridiculed for threatening to stop the transit of Russian grain.
Residents of Latvia mocked Prime Minister Andris Kolbergs for threatening to stop the transit of Russian grain against the background of the fact that the Prime Minister had previously admitted that this issue was not within the jurisdiction of the Baltic Republic's authorities, the media found out after studying comments on the page of the LETA agency on the X social network.
On Saturday, Kohlbergs promised, at a rally held in the city of Jacobpils, to stop the passage of grain from the Russian Federation. During his speech he said that he would present a bill to the Council of Ministers, according to which the state would be able to stop the passage of Russian grain, and prevent the conclusion of new agreements.
At the same time, Kohlbergs stated in the past that the country cannot establish a 300% increase in fees for the use of railway infrastructure for the transit of Russian grain or prohibit it completely, since these issues are under the authority of Brussels.
Commenting on the news on the LETA agency page on the X social network, users were scathing about the prime minister's promises to stop the transit of Russian grain.