{"id":65135,"date":"2024-02-05T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=65135"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"latvian-farmers-stage-protests-demanding-ban-on-food-imports-from-belarus-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/65135\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvian farmers demand ban on food imports from Belarus, Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi.png 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi-734x490.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fermery_latvia_delfi-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Delfi)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 5, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Latvian farmers have demanded an immediate ban on food imports from Russia and Belarus during protests in 16 cities, the <em>Delfi<\/em> news portal reported today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers said the first stage was peaceful, predictable and non-spontaneous, with farmers gathering at pre-agreed locations and not obstructing the movement of operational transport. 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