Latvian Russian Union
Latvian Russian Union Latvijas Krievu savienība Русский союз Латвии | |
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| Abbreviation | LKS (Latvian) РСЛ (Russian) |
| Co-chairpersons | Jevgēņijs Osipovs Andrejs Pagors |
| Founded | 3 August 1998 (ForHRUL alliance) 19 May 2007 (party) 18 January 2014 (LKS/РСЛ) |
| Merger of | Equal Rights Free Choice in People's Europe |
| Headquarters | Riga, Rūpniecības iela 9, LV 1010 |
| Membership (2024) | 636 |
| Ideology | Russian minority politics Russophilia |
| National affiliation | Pamats-LV |
| Colours | Blue Red |
| Saeima | 0 / 100 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 8 |
| Riga City Council | 3 / 60 |
| Website | |
| rusojuz.lv | |
The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, Latvian: Latvijas Krievu savienība, Russian: Русский союз Латвии, romanized: Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political party in Latvia supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Russian-speaking minorities. The co-chairpersons of the Latvian Russian Union were Miroslavs Mitrofanovs and Tatjana Ždanoka, both agents of the FSB.
The party emphasizes issues important to the Russian minority in Latvia. It requests the granting of Latvian citizenship to all of Latvia's remaining non-citizens and supports Russian and Latgalian as co-official languages in municipalities where at least 20% of the population are native speakers of such a language. It supports stronger ties with Russia and was the only major political organization to oppose Latvia's membership in NATO.