Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) officials interrupted a gathering in the eastern border town of Narva Saturday, on the grounds that symbols glorifying the current Russian invasion of Ukraine were on display.
The number of border crossings between the Russian Federation and Estonia has not been radically impacted upon by a ban imposed last week on entrants holding an Estonian-issued Schengen tourist visa, at least at the Narva checkpoint, with around 5,000 individuals crossing the border in either direction, per day, though the vast majority of these people are not travelling on tourist visas in any case.
Some councilors in the border town of Narva intentionally present their views at council sessions in the Russian language, despite the law requiring that they do so in Estonian, city council chair Vladimir Žavoronkov says, adding that this was 'purely for political purposes'.
Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has criticized the holding of a Narva city council session, which took place predominantly in the Russian language, earlier this month.