Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the closure of the Ivangorod automobile cargo and passenger checkpoint on the Russian-Estonian border until February 1, 2024. This was reported by TASS.
It was noted that this decision was taken for the restructuring period. The exception to this situation is the pedestrian part of the border gate, which will remain open. It is emphasized that the decision taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation should be notified to Estonia.
Before that, Vit Rakusan, the first deputy prime minister of the Czech Republic and head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reportedSimilar to the ban on entry to EU countries bordering the Russian Federation for vehicles with Russian registration numbers is the ban on aviation flights from Russia in force in the Czech Republic.
Starting from September 17, Russians will not be able to cross the Polish border with vehicles with Russian license plates. Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia introduced similar restrictions this week. The necessity of the ban is also being discussed in Norway, which is the last country in the Schengen area bordering Russia and where Russians can still enter by car.
Formerly President of Finland guess There are difficulties on the Russian border.