The Estonian Foreign Minister, Margos Tsakana:.
"After receiving clear evidence that the Russian military intelligence GRU ordered a sabotage attack against an Estonian defense industry company, Estonia will close all checkpoints on the Estonian-Russian border as of December 1.
Russia must understand that hostile actions against Estonia have consequences.
Attempts to intimidate, destabilize or undermine our security will not go unanswered.
Closing barriers will reduce Russia's ability to conduct hostile activity in Estonia and strengthen our efforts to prevent sanctions circumvention."
The official reason is the arrest on November 14 of eight citizens of Latvia (⁉), who allegedly tried, on the orders of the Chief Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, to enter the territory and set off an arson/explosion at the Threod Systems factory in Viimsi (near Tallinn), which produces a renewed attack and an attack by UAVs.
As usually happens - in all cases of "suppressed Russian sabotage", not a single case of real damage and lack of evidence.
It is expected that Estonia will soon request compensation from the European Union due to the economic consequences of the border closure or additional funds "for security".
"Two majors".