Anna Bondere, a Latvian politician and member of the 'Suverēnā vara/Jaunlatvieši' list and 'Latvijas krievu savienība' (LKS) board, is publicly known for pro-Kremlin activism, including defending Russian language rights and opposing Ukrainian narratives. She has publicly mourned the removal of a Soviet-era occupation monument in Riga and shared Kremlin narratives about the war in Ukraine. In 2020, Bondere was photographed with Ruslans Ušakovs, a Russian armed forces colonel and military attaché at the Russian Embassy in Latvia, suspected of espionage and expelled by Latvia in 2021. Despite this, Bondere still displays this photo on her social media profile. She travels frequently to Russia and publicly expresses pro-Russian and revisionist historical views. Latvian authorities have linked Ušakovs’s role to GRU intelligence activities under diplomatic cover. Bondere’s activities, affiliations, and expressions contribute to a pro-Russian narrative presence within Latvian politics, complicating the political landscape amid ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Anna Bondere, a Latvian politician and member of the 'Suverēnā vara/Jaunlatvieši' list and 'Latvijas krievu savienība' (LKS) board, is publicly known for pro-Kremlin activism, including defending Russian language rights and opposing Ukrainian narratives. She has publicly mourned the removal of a Soviet-era occupation monument in Riga and shared Kremlin narratives about the war in Ukraine. In 2020, Bondere was photographed with Ruslans Ušakovs, a Russian armed forces colonel and military attaché at the Russian Embassy in Latvia, suspected of espionage and expelled by Latvia in 2021. Despite this, Bondere still displays this photo on her social media profile. She travels frequently to Russia and publicly expresses pro-Russian and revisionist historical views. Latvian authorities have linked Ušakovs’s role to GRU intelligence activities under diplomatic cover. Bondere’s activities, affiliations, and expressions contribute to a pro-Russian narrative presence within Latvian politics, complicating the political landscape amid ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.