Thank you, Chair.
Thank you for taking the time today.
I have a question about Russian minorities in eastern Europe. As you know, we, as a committee, travelled to eastern Europe. It feels like yesterday but it has been quite a while now. It was back in January. What we understood, in Latvia, for example, where we visited especially, was that there are contrasting views on the political orientation of the Russian minority in Latvia, in Estonia, and in Lithuania as well. Could you touch on that? Could you speak to that?
For instance, those Russians who happen to be in rural areas might be more inclined to be supportive of the Russian presence in eastern Europe or Russian influence in eastern Europe—in fact quite open to it—but those who are in urban areas are not of that view and are more integrated into the politics, society, and economy of those particular states, whether we are talking about Latvia, the country that we saw, or Estonia or Lithuania.