Until Russian society evaluates, overcomes, condemns and clearly renounces its aggressive ideology, we have to reckon with Russia as an aggressive state

President of Latvia Egils Levits dedicated part of his speech at the European Parliament to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

“The authoritarian Russian regime has gone back 200 years in its thinking. It has regressed back to the imperialist, colonialist and racist ideology of the 19th century,” he noted. Levits noted until Russian society evaluates, overcomes, condemns and clearly renounces this ideology, Europe has to reckon with Russia as an aggressive state.

“Let the romantic notions of the broad Russian soul remain for the lovers of literature. This cannot be a leitmotif for politicians who are responsible for Europe’s security, for Europe’s future,” noted the Latvian president.

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