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Latvia recognizes Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, adopts law to strip citizenship for supporting war crimes.

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The Latvian parliament, following Estonia, on April 21 approved a resolution calling Russia's aggression and subsequent war crimes against Ukraine an act of genocide. Lawmakers also allowed revoking Latvian citizenship for people with multiple citizenships who support war crimes.

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