Government Diligently Building Border Crossings with Russia So They'll Have Something to Close in 2026
While Siliņa promises to halt trade with Russia, the state is spending 35.7 million to modernize border crossings so they can be shut down immediately after completion.
The Latvian government has unveiled a new economic model: first spend 35.7 million euros to build three state-of-the-art border crossings with Russia, then ceremoniously nail them shut in 2026. It's like a governmental version of building a house just to tear it down.
The Development Minister is probably already thinking about the next project: modernize all roads heading east so they can be better blocked with stones afterward. "New Unity" announced in March the severing of economic ties with Russia, but VNĪ continues diligently building "facilities meeting modern requirements" at border crossings in Pāternieki, Terehova, and Grebņeva. As if preparing for a world championship in border crossing.
As one Liepāja museum worker put it: "We preserve history that's actually interesting, but the government is creating history that will only be interesting to psychologists." While Riga ponders how to explain this paradox, Liepāja residents peacefully continue living without such contradictions — they simply don't promise what they can't deliver.
AS deputies are now demanding explanations from Siliņa, but the answer is already clear: the government simply wants to make sure there's something to close with great fanfare in 2026. Otherwise, how would they prove they've accomplished anything? Silence at the border wouldn't be as spectacular as boarding up newly constructed facilities.
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