Nikitin invited Russians expelled from Latvia to the Nizhny Novgorod region

On October 18, Nizhny Novgorod Region Governor Gleb Nikitin offered assistance to residents of Latvia who want to be expelled from the country and invited them to move to the region.

"In Latvia, hundreds of Russians are under threat of deportation — people are being deprived of the right to their native language. Nizhny Novgorod region is ready to help those who are forced to leave. <...> Our region is open to anyone who chooses a country where culture, traditions and family values are respected," Nikitin wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the governor, not only residents of Latvia, but also citizens of other countries will be able to find a new home in the Nizhny Novgorod region. He also said that there is a special agency in the region that helps displaced people with relocation, paperwork, housing and adaptation.

In addition, under the Osnova program, the region provides payments in the amount of 1 million rubles for the birth of a child, which is also part of the support for new residents of the region.

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On October 11, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk, announced the assistance of the Russian authorities to 800 Russian citizens who were deported from Latvia due to ignorance of the official language. In addition, she recalled that since 2006, there has been a state program to assist in the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to Russia.

On October 13, official representative Dmitry Peskov said that Russian citizens whose stay in Latvia expires can return to Russia and build their lives in the country.

On October 14, 74-year-old Russian citizen Grigory Yeremenko, who was deported after 40 years of living in Latvia, told Izvestia that the authorities had deprived him of his pension and permanent residence. At the same time, the reason was the inability to pass the Latvian language proficiency exam worth €52. Yeremenko stressed that this deportation is necessary for the authorities in order to expel Russian speakers.

Later, on October 16, the head of the Latvian Interior Ministry, Rihards Kozlovskis, said that the Latvian authorities were not going to carry out mass deportation of Russians from the country. At the same time, he noted that currently such a threat remains for about 500 citizens.

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