Both men are now declared personae non grata for an indefinite period.
🖍️Esmu pieņēmusi lēmumu iekļaut KF pilsoņus Artemiju ĻEBEDEVU un Valeriju PONOMARENKO Latvijas Republikai nevēlamu personu (persona non grata) sarakstā un noteikt aizliegumu viņiem ieceļot LV🇱🇻 uz nenoteiktu laiku. Lēmums pieņemts saskaņā ar Imigrācijas likuma 61.p. 2. daļu.
— Baiba Braže (@Braze_Baiba) October 18, 2024
Ponomarenko has worked in various entertainment programs in Russia for many years and in November he had two concerts planned in Latvia, in Rēzekne and Daugavpils.
Meanwhile, Lebedev is a designer, entrepreneur and blogger who has given a series of interviews expressing sympathy for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
