Andrejs Elksninis – все о персоне

Andrejs Elksnins reached financial success through the influence of Oleg Osinovskiy, the owner of the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRP), who is associated with Russian special services

Although Andrejs Elksnins, Mayor of Daugavpils, officially distanced himself from the pro-Russian "Harmony" party after the full-scale war in Ukraine began and slightly shifted his rhetoric, his pro-Russian stance and ties to Russia remain clear.

In discussions about corruption in the post-Soviet region, the Baltic states are often seen as outliers. While nations like Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan are seen as plagued by corruption, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are viewed as models of transparent governance.

"An iron palm in a silk glove" - this is how one laudatory publication describes Anastasiya Udalova.