a different attitude towards russians let's answer russians living to go living in riga in other cities of latvia and there are no quarrels on an ethnic base no not at all but i think the task of the visit is was not to settle their relations between russians and left me and but to answer let's hear but to say thaw new level of relationship between our two states well let's just speak about theories fears. are always something that that makes may make it difficult to establishing good work in relations recently wiki leaks has disclosed the existence of a nato contingency plan for a possible. russian aggression against the baltic states well do you think that latvians really fear still fear a possible russian invasion is it a fact of life in your country or not oh i think the question has been answered by the latest nato summit. nato summit adopted a new nato security strategy. it confirmed. politico is a military is a defense alliance and all the states have obligations to defend it chose article five is still valid. and nato at the same time stated in the city of cooperation of closer

proof to back this claim everybody here knows that it was dressed with flowers and very soon here in riga in fifteen ten. but head north and that theory has been cut down to size before somebody. document but. before i can believe but no i say. the. first christmas story about. the best gift breakers has reached such a pitch that even santa claus is weighing in on this if spicy to feel if you ask the fish people will tell you they were the ones to invent the christmas tree so with the norwegians in the germans i think what's important is not who decorated it first centuries ago but that we all do it now it is a seasonal spirit assigned to this symbol of contention for the two feisty neighbors shows just how much they have in common christmas comes once a year but is still in use a lot friends have many ongoing haggles they also disagree about whose reman are more beautiful whose beer tastes better how many bears this nation is allowed to have the nearby woods some of us say that without this legal disagreements life would be too boring so in a way this latest christmas tree controversy is

bit dispute over who was first to come up with the festive for which let's light up the tree here in riga sasha helps her daughter to decorate her fourth christmas tree there in no doubt who spruce shines the brightest and for the longest time. of course is very pleasing to think that the first of a christmas tree appeared here in latvia and we have historic proof to back this claim everybody here knows that it was dressed with flowers and very soon here in riga in fifteen ten. but head north and that fear is being cut down to size before somebody can do much to me document that. was made before i can believe but no i say. the first christmas story about. the best gift breaker has reached such a pitch that even santa claus is weighing in this is spicy to feel if you ask the fish people will tell you they were the ones to invent the christmas tree so when the norwegian is in the germans i think what's important is not who decorated it first or centuries ago but that we all do it now it is a seasonal spirit a sign this symbol of contention for the two feisty neighbors shows just how much th

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row with victory over the baddies haven't got a good win on the road of the denominator for the nama riga got the better if you grow over time. will stay with their ice hockey because twenty ten was a year to forget for russia's national hockey team there was the shock seven three defeat to canada the lympics while a star studded lineup failed to bring home gold at the world championships. caught up with head coach who just love because he says the next few years will be a rebuilding process for russian hockey. what's been a very difficult year for the russian national team the loss in the quarter finals of the lympics to the canadians and then the defeat in the final of the world championships how difficult has it been for you personally is by the way it is difficult not to lose not just in sport but as a rule in life in general that the most important thing is to make the right moves and to pick your head up and start moving forward again it's a necessary fact of life in order to improve one must also experience what it's like to lose of course the defeat to canada in the olympics was d