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Latvia imposed an indefinite entry ban for pro-Kremlin designer Artemiy Lebedev and comedian Valery Ponomarenko, a month before he was due to perform in the country, Latvia’s Foreign Ministryannounced Friday. Latvian authorities did not cite the specific reasons for blacklisting Lebedev and Ponomarenko, noting only that the former is “known in certain circles” and the latter was scheduled to perform in the cities of Rezekne and Dugavpils. Lebedev, who wasblacklisted by Ukraine for supporting Russia’s full-scale invasion, called Latvian authorities “pathetic, petty and insignificant” in respons…

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