During the conversation with the teachers, the President was interested in how they ensure that the young people of Daugavpils come to the “correct” understanding of history and values.
Addressing the heads of Latgale municipalities, the President spoke about the position against what was happening in Ukraine only as right or wrong – there is no middle ground this time: “We must all be united, standing on the side of truth and justice. Everyone who has eyes sees them. Everyone who has ears hears. Everyone who has a brain understands. We will also have to pay for this war, but only in euros. “
However, the exact consequences of severing ties with Russia were the main concern of the heads of Latgale municipalities. Mayors warned that the first thing entrepreneurs would save by being employees would be a dramatic increase in the vicious circle of declining incomes and purchasing power in the regions.
“We are very far away! We are like a country. I have been working for some time and I hope that I will still work, but it has not been – we are so far and so smart, we cannot find a common way, ”says Andris Vaivods, the chairman of Līvāni District Council.
“The rise in prices will lead to the emergence of groups whose incomes have fallen and who will come to the municipalities. But our budgets are already running a deficit, ”says Aleksandrs Bartaševičs, Chairman of Rēzekne City Council.
The chairman of Daugavpils City Council Andrejs Elksniņš points out that Latgalians speak clear language, saying that “The fat one is drying up, the skinny one is dying”.
“The war will cost dearly, and the government must come to the rescue,” was Sergei Maksimov, the head of the Balvi district, who tried to balance the two-hour address of the mayors. values. We all pay for mistakes in life. Thank you for paying with money. ”
In general, the words of strong condemnation of the brutal assassination in Ukraine could be heard from the stage less than the concerns about the impending economic difficulties. Income is undoubtedly important, but we can only say what the locals really think and how strong they are about war.
There are 12 free masts near Daugavpils City Council, but even today there is no place for the Ukrainian flag in any of them. The mayor walks by telling how he helps the refugees, not why he is unable to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people with this important symbol: “Daugavpils is Daugavpils. We are who we are. We care more about the works than about the shows. ”
The teacher, who is proud to have graduated and now works at a Latvian school, shows children’s drawings in support of Ukraine. She has experienced aggression only in her comments, not on the streets of Daugavpils: “Of course, every child comes from her family, but we are united at school. There have been no national or national issues at the school over the past month or in previous years. ”
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