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1. Latvia asks the Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin, Михаил Валентинович to leave the country by February 24 in "full solidarity" with Estonia.
   2023-01-24 01:30:14 (First version)
2. Latvia asks Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin, Михаил Валентинович to leave the country by February 24 in "full solidarity" with Estonia.
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