In accordance with a decision taken by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, pursuant to Section 61, Paragraph two of the Immigration Law, musician Vadim Motylev (stage name – Slimus) and a film and theatre actor, producer and director Danila Kozlovsky have been included in the list of personae non gratae in the Republic of Latvia. The said persons are subject to a ban on entering Latvia for an indefinite period of time.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with competent authorities, including the Latvian State Security Service, evaluates the facts that have come to its knowledge and, in accordance with the above mentioned law, determines whether persons should be put on the list of personae non gratae in the Republic of Latvia. In separate cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs the public about the decision.
The Ministry reiterates its call on the organisers of public events to always carefully ascertain the reputation and actions of any performer to be invited, abiding by and respecting Latvia’s principles-based support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Latvia condemns in the strongest terms the aggression unleashed by Russia against Ukraine and its territorial integrity in 2014, as well as the unprovoked and unjustified full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.