Out in Latvia at the moment (Stroller would do his nut at the number of Latvian flags flying) and have also spent a couple of days in Lithuania The concern over the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine is palpable, and there are Ukrainian flags everywhere, including a big display in front of the Russian embassy. Fascinating tour of the former KGB HQ in Riga today, and a very timely reminder of the paranoia all totalitarian regimes display. All the more interesting given the large % of the population that are ethnically Russian
The backlash from their own party backbenchers wasn't out ot of principle, it was out of fear of losing their own jobs, most of which will go anyway. ****ers.
Go to Riga market if you haven’t been already. It’s huge, but a proper locals market. In the central hall, between the meat market and the fish hall, is a mix of stalls, little restaurants and at one end a beer shop - straight from the barrels. It’s good stuff and if you buy in sufficient quantity (about 2 litres I think) it worked out at less than £1 a pint summer last year.
