Russia criticises destruction of its "cultural heritage" in Latvia
www.pravda.com.ua
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:51:53 +0200
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Latvias Charge dAffaires Dace Rutka to express concern about the destruction of Russian historical and cultural heritage.
Source Russian Foreign Ministry, as reported by European Pravda Details The Latvian Charge dAffaires received strong protest in connection with the next wave of destruction of Russias historical and cultural heritage.
The Russian Foreign Ministry recalled in particular the removal of the Statue of Prince Mikhail Andreas Barclay de Tolly, a Russian Empires military figure, and the Pushkin memorial tablet.
Rutka was told that the aforementioned criminal actions of Latvian Russophobes are extremely immoral and unacceptable in the civilised society, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Background In October, the Riga City Council approved the deconstruction and removal of Barclay de Tollys statue from public space.
In September, unknown perpetrators splashed paint on the statue of the Russian Empires commander in Riga, which they had earlier chosen not to remove from public space.
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