From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7224815

From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

Starting the same date, Russian-language TV and radio broadcasting will be banned in state media. Additionally, the VAT on sales of Russian-language books will increase to 21%.

These measures aim to reduce the presence of the Russian language and strengthen the role of the Latvian language in society.

Russian is the native language for 36% of Latvians.[1]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_Latvia ↩︎

  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
    142·
    4 days ago

    They do not fear the Russian invasion at all, and all the fearmongering it’s just coverup for extreme chauvinism and stuffing their pockets on military money.