Amendments to Latvia's Road Traffic Law, set to take effect on Feb. 15, empower authorities to confiscate cars bearing Russian license plates, Latvian Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) reported.
Latvia will transfer 14 cars confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine, valued at nearly 100,000 euros (about $110,000 USD), Latvian Ministry of Finance reported on X (formerly Twitter) on Jan. 23.
Riga has begun deportation proceedings against 985 Russian citizens who failed the state language exam or did not apply for another type of residence permit, which is required by the Immigration Law, the Latvian news outlet LSM reported on Jan. 18.
Latvia has expelled Boris Katkov, a Russian citizen and head of the Latvia-Russia Cooperation Association, Estonian news site Delfi reported on Jan. 12.
Latvia's Administrative District Court has granted asylum to a Russian citizen who fought on the side of Ukraine, the Latvian outlet Delfi reported on Jan. 2, overturning a Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office (PMLP) decision, which denied him the status last August.