The Estonian government is not planning to close border crossings on the country's border with Russia for the duration of the Russian presidential election on March 17, Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets told.
Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said that the suspension of the acceptance of applications to renounce Russian citizenship in Russian embassies does not prevent Estonian residents from submitting an application to the Police and Border Guard Board for Estonian citizenship and they can live in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit until the change of citizenship.
Interior Minister of Estonia Lauri Läänemets has clarified his previous statements regarding the likelihood of extraditing men of conscription age to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Läänemets on Facebook Details: Läänemets noted that his words that Estonia would help Ukraine find men of conscription age had been "slighly distorted".
Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said on Thursday that Estonia is not rushing to close border crossing points on the border with Russia, as migration pressure does not yet require it.
A video recorded by the Russian Border Guard Service, showing the return of a group of migrants before reaching the Narva border checkpoint, is circulating in Russian media and social media with the aim of demonizing Estonia in the eyes of Russians as an unfriendly and closed country, according to Estonian Minister of the Interior Lauri Laanemets.