Estonia denounces an “illegal crossing” of its border by Russian guards and demands immediate “explanations”

“This morning, the Estonian Police and Border Guard reported illegal acts on the line of control with Russia, on the Narva River, by three russian guards around 10:00 in the morning (local time)”, the Ministry indicated in a statement.

Thus, he explained that these acts were detected thanks to the “images from the security cameras” located in the area, in which you can see how the guards, aboard a hovercraft, They stop at the height of a breakwater, they disembark and walk about the
structure”.

“In order to walk over the breakwater, the Russian guards have previously crossed the line of control that separates the two territories,” says the document, which states that the three subsequently got back on the hovercraft and returned to the Russian coast.

The Estonian authorities, who have reported that several investigations have been launched, have contacted representatives of the Russian Government to “demand explanations” about it.

Last May, Estonia accused Russia of “unilaterally” remove a series of buoys placed in the Narva River to establish the common border in the area, a measure that framed an alleged “pattern of provocative behavior” by Moscow “in Europe.”

That incident occurred shortly after Moscow proposed review the limits of Russian territorial waters in the Baltic Seaa project that could come into force next year and that would allow the border to be adjusted around the Russian islands located in the Gulf of Finland and in front of Kaliningrad.

This proposal has provoked immediate reaction from Finland and Lithuania, which have criticized Moscow’s plan. Helsinki has since maintained that “causing confusion is part of a hybrid strategy to influence third countries”, while Vilnius has spoken of “provocation” to try to “intimidate neighboring countries.