Editor's Note: This report contains an inadvertent reference to 'Balkan' instead of 'Baltic.' The Balkans is a region of southeastern European countries connected to the Balkan Peninsula, whereas 'Baltic' refers to the Baltic states, made up of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Global News regrets the error.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine rages on, ethnic Russians in Latvia are divided on the deadly war.

Russia's neighbouring countries are already anxiously watching how the conflict is playing out, especially in Latvia.

The country is a member of NATO, and Canadian troops are stationed there as it bolsters its defences for any contingency.

But about 24 per cent of Latvians are ethnic Russians, many of them living in the region of Latgal.

As Mercedes Stephenson reports from Riga, the crisis is causing tension between families.

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