Latvia closes two border crossings with Russia. This is a response to Moscow’s move

The Latvian government decided on Thursday to close two border crossings with Russia. This is a response to the latest action by the authorities in Moscow.

Russia has decided that from Monday, October 16, Ukrainian citizens over the age of 14 will be able to cross the border only via one land crossing – Vientuli – on the Latvian-Russian border.

Until now it was possible to get from Latvia to the Russian Federation through seven border crossings.

Border crossings. Latvia has decided

The Latvian Ministry of the Interior decided on Thursday to close two border crossings – Vientuli and Pededze – from October 16 to prevent “a threat to the country’s internal security”. The Latvian ministry believes that as a result of Moscow’s latest step, conditions could arise at the border that would have a significant impact on public order and pose a threat to national security.

“The head of the Latvian Border Guard, Guntis Pujats, emphasized that as a result of the closure of two border crossings, additional troops could be deployed to, among other things, patrol the so-called green border with Belarus,” LETA news agency reported. Every day, 150 to 200 Ukrainian citizens cross the Latvian-Russian border. In mid-October, the Latvian government closed the Silene border crossing on the border with Belarus.

New sanctions against Russia

In mid-September, Poland banned cars with Russian license plates from entering the country. – Due to the publication on September 8 of the European Commission guidelines regarding the ban on the entry into the territory of the European Union of cars registered in Russia, this ban at the Polish border will be in force from Sunday, September 17 – said the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński.

– This means that no passenger car registered in Russia will be able to enter the territory of the Polish state – added the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration. Russian trucks were already subject to this ban.

Source: Do Rzeczy

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