Maris Riekstins said : "This suggests that they are not confident that what they are doing is rights and that people will perceive it so. The public opinion in Russia may weigh in the direction that the war in Ukraine is not good. There is a fight for people's minds,"

BalticTimes Friday, March 4, 2022 7:01:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "The voices calling to stop the war are becoming louder. People are listening into them, and, possibly, dissatisfaction with the events may be growing,"

BalticTimes Friday, March 4, 2022 7:01:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "The Rail Baltic high-speed European gauge railway line project to link Tallinn, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany is a big project that I think might be interesting for Russian business people. And there are plans on how we will connect the track that exists in the former Soviet Union territory and other countries with the new main railroad, the construction of which will start as early as 2021,"

BalticTimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "There is going to be a point near Riga, where we believe we could take a part of the cargo flow coming from Russia and put it on the rail line, or otherwise, a part of goods transported from Russia could be redirected to Riga Airport to be further transported by air. There will be interesting opportunities in the future,"

BalticTimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said ( about John Leslie ) : “I have not had the opportunity to meet him [John Leslie Carwile] in person, but I can assume that when selecting a candidate, the administration chose a man who will be performing his duties responsibly,”

BalticTimes Tuesday, May 21, 2019 2:22:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : “Russia is being urged to return to the negotiations table, which might result in compliance with the Minsk agreements. However, the political calendar is complicated at the moment in that Ukraine is about to hold a presidential election and other developments are taking place that are having an emotional impact on the public opinion in Russia and Ukraine, for instance, the establishment of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church,”

BalticTimes Friday, December 28, 2018 2:21:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "If the Latvian ports, carriers and the railway were able to offer competitive tariffs, companies will choose the services that are cheaper and of higher quality and would not choose more expensive services only because of some initiative or patriotic feelings,"

baltic-course Monday, October 2, 2017 8:20:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "This suggests that they are not confident that what they are doing is rights and that people will perceive it so. The public opinion in Russia may weigh in the direction that the war in Ukraine is not good. There is a fight for people's minds,"

BalticTimes Friday, March 4, 2022 7:01:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "The voices calling to stop the war are becoming louder. People are listening into them, and, possibly, dissatisfaction with the events may be growing,"

BalticTimes Friday, March 4, 2022 7:01:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "The Rail Baltic high-speed European gauge railway line project to link Tallinn, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany is a big project that I think might be interesting for Russian business people. And there are plans on how we will connect the track that exists in the former Soviet Union territory and other countries with the new main railroad, the construction of which will start as early as 2021,"

BalticTimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "There is going to be a point near Riga, where we believe we could take a part of the cargo flow coming from Russia and put it on the rail line, or otherwise, a part of goods transported from Russia could be redirected to Riga Airport to be further transported by air. There will be interesting opportunities in the future,"

BalticTimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said ( about John Leslie ) : “I have not had the opportunity to meet him [John Leslie Carwile] in person, but I can assume that when selecting a candidate, the administration chose a man who will be performing his duties responsibly,”

BalticTimes Tuesday, May 21, 2019 2:22:00 PM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : “Russia is being urged to return to the negotiations table, which might result in compliance with the Minsk agreements. However, the political calendar is complicated at the moment in that Ukraine is about to hold a presidential election and other developments are taking place that are having an emotional impact on the public opinion in Russia and Ukraine, for instance, the establishment of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church,”

BalticTimes Friday, December 28, 2018 2:21:00 AM EAT

Maris Riekstins said : "If the Latvian ports, carriers and the railway were able to offer competitive tariffs, companies will choose the services that are cheaper and of higher quality and would not choose more expensive services only because of some initiative or patriotic feelings,"

baltic-course Monday, October 2, 2017 8:20:00 AM EAT