Putin warns Baltic states, accuses them of "violating rights" of Russians in Latvia

Vladimir Putin assures that Russia does not plan an attack on Europe, but at the same time signals "violations of rights" of Russian-speaking minorities in Baltic states. Jerzy Marek Nowakowski, former Polish ambassador to Latvia, warns this is building tension under a specific pretext — pointing out that Daugavpils has an ethnic structure almost identical to Crimea before the annexation.