that worries maria dubitska.ike her, one in four latvians has a russian background and speaks russian. the war in ukraine has been polarizing latvia more and more since it began. >> we're losing our friends, we're losing our neighbors. it hurts. the propaganda's like a poison that divides our society. >> 66-year-old maria and her son janis have lots of russian friends and acquaintances. russian media is blocked in latvia, but russian speakers have found ways to listen in. and since the invasion of ukraine, a war of information has been raging full blast, they say. ♪ a music video by deputy to the duma denis maidanov on russian state television extolls the power of the sarmat missile, able to deliver nuclear warheads as far as the united states. ♪ >> all at once, president vladimir putin turns up with a direct threat to use them. >> yes, for humankind it'll be a global disaster. for the world, it'll be a disaster. but what do we need the world for, if there's no russia? >> a demonstration of russian power is direc

that worries maria dubitska. like her, one in four latvians has a russian background and speaks russian. the war in ukraine has been polarizing latvia more and more since it began. >> we're losing our friends, we're losing our neighbors. it hurts. the propaganda's like a poison that divides our society. >> 66-year-old maria and her son janis have lots of russian friends and acquaintances. russian media is blocked in latvia, but russian speakers have found ways to listen in. and since the invasion of ukraine, a war of information has been raging full blast, they say. ♪ a music video by deputy to the duma denis maidanov on russian state television extolls the power of the sarmat missile, able to deliver nuclear warheads as far as the united states. ♪ >> all at once, president vladimir putin turns up with a direct threat to use them. >> yes, for humankind it'll be a global disaster. for the world, it'll be a disaster. but what do we need the world for, if there's no russia? >> a demonstration of russian power is dir