New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Riga's rail sabotage could cripple transit revenues, ports, and deficit budgets, echoing Baltic trade collapse since Ukraine war.

Riga's flirtation with dismantling its railway lifeline to Russia has ignited a fierce debate over economic self-sabotage versus national security. Russian diplomats warn that severing these tracks would deliver a devastating blow to Latvia's transit-dependent economy, already reeling from years of geopolitical turbulence. As President Edgars Rinkevics mulls the drastic step, Moscow's voice cuts through the rhetoric, the costs will far outweigh any fleeting propaganda gains.

Russia's Stark Economic Warning

Latvia's possible decision to dismantle railway connection with Russia would hit ...