Russian President Vladimir Putin has significantly intensified longstanding efforts by the Kremlin and is setting the stage for future escalation against the Baltic states. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Military analysts believe that Putin is likely doing this as part of a broader attempt to weaken NATO.
Boris Katkov, the chairman of the Latvia-Russia Cooperation Association Board and a citizen of the Russian Federation, has been expelled from Latvia. Source: LSM Details: At the initiative of the Latvian State Security Service (VDD), the Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia, Rihards Kozlovskis, added Katkov to the list of undesirable persons in the country "for his long-term and systematic activities carried out in Russia's favour.