Prominent Russian scholar of North Korea says he was expelled from Latvia
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Andrei Lankov, a Russian scholar on North Korea teaching in Seoul, was detained and expelled from Latvia during a lecture in Riga without explanation from authorities.
- After his detention, Lankov was handed over to immigration officials and sent to the Estonian border, confirmed by both Lankov and his university, Kookmin University.
- Latvian authorities reportedly placed Lankov on a blacklist, and legal assistance was being arranged as he remained detained late Tuesday night according to Russian media.
- Lankov is known for his realist analysis of North Korea and has been critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine and its use of North Korean troops in the conflict.
- In April 2025, Lankov was
