On Thursday, the Saeima urgently supported the government's proposal to increase fees for the transit of Russian grain in the Railway Law. 53 MPs voted for the amendments, 12 against. The new regime will be in effect until the end of the year. MPs from the parties "Latvia First" and "For Stability" voted against.

In turn, a proposal to completely ban the transport of grain from Russia and Belarus through Latvia has been submitted to the Saeima's National Economy Committee but has yet to...