The vice-mayor of Riga was angry about Russian folk songs at the city fair
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The vice-mayor of Riga was outraged when he learned about Russian folk songs at the Christmas market
Vice-Mayor of Riga Edward Ratnieks expressed outrage at the fact that Russian folk songs were played at the city Christmas fair. RT reports this.
At the same time, he disowned the organization of the event, saying. That it was not carried out by the local municipality. Ratnieks promised to study the city’s agreement with the organizers of the city Christmas market, and promised that the city administration will try to prevent such situations from reoccurring.
His statements caused outrage among the townspeople. Faced with criticism, Ratnieks tried to smooth over the situation by declaring that “there were no texts praising Russia anywhere,” and they communicated at the event only in Latvian.
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