Estonia will close its border with Russia from December 1 due to sabotage at a defense plant.
The Estonian authorities will close all checkpoints on the border with Russia starting December 1 due to an attempted sabotage at the defense factory of Threod Systems, which manufactures drones. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Margos Tshakana.
The attackers tried to set fire to the factory on the night of November 14, breaking the windows and pouring flammable liquid inside. The Estonian security police arrested eight Latvian residents without specifying their nationality. According to the foreign minister, the decision to close the border was made after receiving "convincing evidence" that the Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, was behind these operations, acting as a client and coordinator.
"Russia must understand that hostile actions against Estonia have consequences. Attempts to scare us, undermine the situation or undermine our security will not go unanswered. Closing the border checkpoints will reduce Russia's ability to carry out hostile actions in Estonia and make our efforts to prevent sanctions circumvention more effective," Tskhena said.
He added that he informed his colleagues from Finland, Latvia and Lithuania about this decision. Currently, there are three checkpoints on the border between Estonia and Russia: Ivangorod in the Leningrad region, as well as Konichina Gora and Shumilkino in the Pskov region.
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