{"id":95732,"date":"2024-07-16T00:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/95732\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"opposition-politician-calls-on-latvia-to-reconsider-ban-on-belarusian-cars","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/95732\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politician calls on Latvia to reconsider ban on Belarusian cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, a Warsaw-based opposition politician, has called on Latvia to reconsider its ban on cars with Belarusian license plates entering the Baltic country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We reiterate our position on the inadmissibility of limiting the mobility and movement of people. It is important to preserve contacts between the community of Belarusian exiles and those who have stayed in Belarus,&#8221; \u0141atu\u0161ka said on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his opinion, Belarusian propaganda will use disruption of passenger traffic to claim that it is Europe, not Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, who is isolating Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pro-democracy movement supports a ban on the transit of goods for sale in Europe that allows the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime to diversify its sources of income and support Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting today, cars with Belarusian license plates are banned from entering the European Union (EU) through checkpoints on Latvia\u2019s border with Belarus and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riga took the step to ensure compliance with EU sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/grigorovschina_granica_bel_lat_gtk_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Latvia to ban entry of passenger cars with Belarusian license plates<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 15, Pozirk. Starting July 16, persons driving passenger cars with Belarusian license plates will be prohibited from entering the European Union through checkpoints on the Latvian border with Belarus and Russia, lsm.lv reports. Belarusian drivers will have to return &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/95613\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 16, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, a Warsaw-based opposition politician, has called on Latvia to reconsider its ban on cars with Belarusian license plates entering the Baltic country. &#8220;We reiterate our position on the inadmissibility of limiting the mobility and movement of people. 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