Estonia Will Close All Border Crossings On Its Border With Russia

• 15.11.2026, 19:02

Effective December 1.

Estonia will close all border crossings with Russia starting December 1. This was announced by Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on the social media platform X.

According to Tsahkna, Russian military intelligence ordered a sabotage operation against an Estonian defense industry company. Prime Minister Kristen Mihal reported that today the GRU attempted to carry out a sabotage operation against the company Threod Systems.

“Russia must understand that hostile actions against Estonia will have consequences. Attempts to intimidate, destabilize the situation, or undermine our security will not go unanswered,” Tsahkna wrote. He added that he had informed his counterparts in Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania of the decision to close border crossings along the Russian border.

Today in Estonia, following an arson attempt at the Threod Systems facility, eight people were detained, five of whom were arrested. No one was injured, and the company did not sustain significant damage.