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Russia closes a number of border crossings with Finland, Latvia and Estonia

Checkpoint on the border with Finland. Photo: Sergey Companychenko / RIA Novosti

Russia suspends border crossings at a number of railway checkpoints with Finland, Latvia and Estonia. The corresponding order is posted on the website of the official publication of legal acts.

"To temporarily suspend from July 1, 2026 the movement of persons, vehicles, goods and cargo through railway checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation on certain sections of the state border of the Russian Federation according to the list according to the appendix. The Russian Foreign Ministry should notify the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Estonia, and the Republic of Latvia of the decision taken," the document says.

We are talking about sections of the border with Finland — Vyborg (Leningrad Region), Vyartsilya (Republic of Karelia), Lyutya (Republic of Karelia), St. Petersburg-Finland (St. Petersburg), Svetogorsk (Leningrad region), with Estonia - Pechory-Pskov (Pskov region) and Latvia — Pytalovo (Pskov region).

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17.07.2026

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