Russia Suspends Rail Border Traffic at 7 Checkpoints From July 1 as Finland Takes Biggest Hit
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Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 30
Russia Suspends Rail Border Traffic at 7 Checkpoints From July 1 as Finland Takes Biggest Hit
3 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 30
Summary
July 1 marks Russia's suspension of people, vehicle and cargo movement through railway border checkpoints with Finland, Estonia and Latvia under a government order.
5 checkpoints on the Finnish border are affected — Vyborg, Vyartsilya, Lyuttya, St Petersburg-Finlyandsky and Svetogorsk — while Pechory-Pskovskie on the Estonian border and Pytalovo on the Latvian border will also close.
Russia gave no reason for the shutdown and instructed its Foreign Ministry to notify Finland, Estonia and Latvia of the decision.
The move comes as Nordic and Baltic governments watch Russia's military posture closely, though Finnish and Estonian officials have recently said they do not expect a near-term attack on a NATO member.