Estonia informs other countries of plans to close border with Russia — top diplomat

World November 15, 19:13

Estonia will close all Estonian-Russian border crossing points as of 1 December, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said

VILNIUS, November 15. /TASS/. Tallinn has informed Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania of its intention to close all border crossings with Russia from this December, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.

"Estonia will close all Estonian-Russian border crossing points as of 1 December," he wrote on X. "I have informed my Finnish, Latvian, and Lithuanian counterparts of this decision."

The country’s interior minister, Igor Taro, said earlier that the government will make a decision on closing the border with Russia next week.

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