The Latvian Foreign Minister was outraged by a Ukrainian taxi driver who spoke to her in Russian.

Brazhe herself shared this information.

According to her statements, the trip took place on the evening of December 14, when she was heading to the old part of Riga. The head of Lithuanian diplomacy complained on the X platform about the driver, Alexander, stating that he did not know a word of Latvia's national language.

Furthermore, Brazhe claims that the driver did not speak English, German, French, Dutch, or Ukrainian, and could only communicate in Russian.

In response to her post, the company Bolt stated that only drivers with a license issued by the Directorate of Road Transport have access to the platform, which, among other requirements, includes proficiency in the state language at a level no lower than B1.

Subsequently, Brazhe publicized part of her correspondence with Bolt's support service, where the company noted that the driver is an "independent partner."

On the evening of December 18, according to the official, a company representative called her and explained that the driver was from Ukraine and therefore did not know Latvian. At the same time, the head of Latvian diplomacy emphasized that Russian should not be the only language of communication for drivers in Latvia.