Estonia seeks to close its border with Russia
Illustrative photo: Estonia wants to close the border with Russia (Getty Images)
In Estonia, the Isamaa opposition party has initiated a bill that would direct the parliament to instruct the government to close the Estonian-Russian border, according to ERR.
The Isamaa leader, Urmas Reinsalu, proved the need for the bill with several hybrid attacks that, according to him, Russia organized against Estonia and its allied countries.
"Both partner intelligence services and Estonia's security agencies have repeatedly warned about the risk of sabotage by Russian intelligence services. The Russian border guard took a hostile step by removing buoys marking the border from the Narva River," he said.
Reinsalu also recalled a large-scale terrorist attack in the Gulf of Finland last December, aimed at destroying the Estonian-Finnish underwater infrastructure.
He believes that, given the current security situation, it is appropriate to close the border between Estonia and Russia. Moreover, Estonia's security agencies and government have the necessary technical capabilities and legal grounds to do so.
Damage to cables in the Gulf of Finland
On December 25, it was reported that underwater communication cables between Estonia and Finland were damaged.
According to media reports, two vessels were passing near the damaged cables. Later it became known that one of them was detained.
