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Latvian authorities order expulsion of Russian journalist
Latvia has issued an expulsion order against Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin, who has resided in the country since 2014. The notification was confirmed by Ragozin in social media statements cited by reports. Official grounds for the expulsion have not been detailed in the reports.
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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
- rferlЛеонид Рагозин
- meduzaЛатвия
- vot-takЛатвия
- telegramЛатвия
- themoscowtimesLatvia
2 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
- rferlЛатвии
- meduzaиз страны
- telegramЛатвия
- themoscowtimesLatvia
2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.
- rferlподтвердил
- meduzaуведомила
- vot-takвыдворила
- telegramрешила
- themoscowtimesBlacklists
WhereLatvia
56.853, 24.226 ±400 km
First reported11 days ago
Published2026-10-14 09:21 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports8Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.
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Global Event Monitor. Latvian authorities order expulsion of Russian journalist. 2026-10-14T09:21:04.592Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5845. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-14/diplomatic-rupture-latvia-1dfa1b0c
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