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Disinfo: Latvia instigates EU quarrel with Russia

Summary

Latvia is instigating the EU to quarrel with Russia. The Latvian MEP Sandra Kalniete obtained European Parliament’s support on the issue of revising the EU strategic partnership agreement with Russia.

Disproof

No evidence given. Pro-Kremlin conspiracy theory about Baltic states and Russophobia. The draft report on the state of EU-Russia political relations takes into consideration the previous European Parliament resolution, Foreign Affairs Council conclusions, the Minsk agreement and the current situation.

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Sputnik Latvia - Russian (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 136
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05/02/2019
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Russia, Latvia
  • Keywords: European Union, Russophobia
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