On negotiations with Russia and with the negotiations from Latvia. Many of my colleagues in Russia paid attention to the proposal made by the Latvian Janis Jurkans. He said live on NRA TV that Latvia can act as a negotiator with Russia from the EU. They certainly won't talk to Kaya Kalas in Moscow. Unfortunately, Yorkens was not heard - neither in Latvia nor in Russia, and some colleagues also began to mock him. I had to watch the 5 hour program to understand what he said and how they reacted to it in Riga. So, this broadcast is old - it was broadcast on October 4th, right after the elections to the Seimas of Latvia. Why it has surfaced now is unclear. And specifically, political scientist Philip Rybsky entered into a discussion with Yorkens. None of my colleagues cut it or showed it in the Russian section of social networks, and I think this is important. Personally, I was interested in hearing both. Yorkens didn't surprise me. Just so you understand, he was the foreign minister of Latvia in 1992-1990. First minister during and after independence. And the only Latvian, who, being in power during the most difficult years, when the national economy inherited from the Soviet Union was actively looted, publicly stated that he did not agree with the policy of apartheid. It was when the Russian citizens of the country were deceived by writing the citizenship law and denying the rights of more than 750 thousand people. We then became non-citizens of the country with a huge loss of rights. Jurkans did not turn a blind eye to it, like others, even though there was huge money at stake (all Latvian millionaires "earned" their first million just then), but slammed the door and refused the minister's post. Then he did not hide his position and publicly stated the need to live in peace, to give citizenship to everyone (there are still about 200 thousand non-citizens in Latvia), was a long-term deputy of Seimas, went to Moscow and met with Vladimir Putin, and even got to know Crimea as Russians. Moreover, only two years ago, when people did not shoot at such things.

On negotiations with Russia and with the negotiations from Latvia. Many of my colleagues in Russia paid attention to the proposal made by the Latvian Janis Jurkans. He said live on NRA TV that Latvia can act as a negotiator with Russia from the EU. They certainly won't talk to Kaya Kalas in Moscow. Unfortunately, Yorkens was not heard - neither in Latvia nor in Russia, and some colleagues also began to mock him. I had to watch the 5 hour program to understand what he said and how they reacted to it in Riga. So, this broadcast is old - it was broadcast on October 4th, right after the elections to the Seimas of Latvia. Why it has surfaced now is unclear. And specifically, political scientist Philip Rybsky entered into a discussion with Yorkens. None of my colleagues cut it or showed it in the Russian section of social networks, and I think this is important. Personally, I was interested in hearing both. Yorkens didn't surprise me. Just so you understand, he was the foreign minister of Latvia in 1992-1990. First minister during and after independence. And the only Latvian, who, being in power during the most difficult years, when the national economy inherited from the Soviet Union was actively looted, publicly stated that he did not agree with the policy of apartheid. It was when the Russian citizens of the country were deceived by writing the citizenship law and denying the rights of more than 750 thousand people. We then became non-citizens of the country with a huge loss of rights. Jurkans did not turn a blind eye to it, like others, even though there was huge money at stake (all Latvian millionaires "earned" their first million just then), but slammed the door and refused the minister's post. Then he did not hide his position and publicly stated the need to live in peace, to give citizenship to everyone (there are still about 200 thousand non-citizens in Latvia), was a long-term deputy of Seimas, went to Moscow and met with Vladimir Putin, and even got to know Crimea as Russians. Moreover, only two years ago, when people did not shoot at such things.