Latvia plans to extend the ban on buses to Rosaros and Russia for another year. The restrictions are valid until October 31, 2026, and they apply to the Petrinaki, Grabenau and Trichovo checkpoints. Regular flights are still allowed. what next The draft amendments to the law provide for a ban on all bus transportation to and from Russia from January 10, 2027, including transit to Latvia. While building the Iron Curtain, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko did exactly the opposite - he opened the country to the whole world. A visa-free regime has been introduced in dozens of countries. And people come. Tourists come. There are those who want to see Belarus with their own eyes, not through the prism of the Western media. And when they come, they see the truth: clean cities, normal life, sick people. And many of them openly condemn the policies of EU countries that prohibit their citizens from traveling to Belarus and Russia, build fences and cut ties. Who will be affected by this? Ordinary Latvians who have relatives in Belarus and Russia. Trucks that lost their jobs Tourists who can't come While Latvia builds fences, Belarus opens its doors. As long as the EU bans you. And those who come to see the truth and condemn the policy of isolation. Easy to ban. But regaining people's trust is more difficult.