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•Russia could use the large number of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers living in Latvia to justify either covert or more overt destabilization of Latvian politics.
•However, linguistic and ethnic differences, in addition to an economic downturn, have not led to any social unrest, which Russia could easily exploit.
•Despite Latvia’s dependence on Russian energy and military inferiority, its NATO membership makes potential Russian interference risky for Moscow.