Estonia prepares to close border with Russia, instals barriers

Estonian authorities continue their preparations to close the border between Estonia and Russia in the city of Narva, establishing additional barriers on the bridge, on 24 November. 

Source: European Pravda with reference to ERR

Details: The first concrete pyramids appeared on the bridge in Narva on the evening of 16 November, after 19 citizens of Somalia and Syria arrived at the eastern border of Estonia and tried to enter the country without legal grounds.

Earlier the police and border guards in the county of Ida-Virumaa, which includes Narva, said that they were preparing for the possible closure of the border checkpoint.

Quote: "We are closely monitoring what is happening at the border, because Russia is carrying out migration pressure against Estonia and Finland, sending people who do not have the right to enter the European Union to our border. Since last week, several large groups have tried to enter Estonia," they added.

The barriers are also being prepared due to the fact that the Russian checkpoint in Ivangorod on the border with Estonia will be closed for reconstruction starting 1 February.

The Estonian government said earlier that they were ready to close the border with Russia after Finland, but so far there had been no good reason.

Finnish border guards previously reported that in recent months, an exceptionally large number of people without entry documents had tried to enter Finland through checkpoints on the southeastern border.

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