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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador Alexander Petrov to protest the ban on entry for EU citizens and the regulation on unfriendly countries and to express solidarity with Bulgaria.
The ministry told Ambassador Alexander Petrov about the statement by the European Union issued on Saturday (May 1), condemning Russia s decision to impose a ban on entry devoid of any legal justification against representatives of European Union institutions and citizens of five member states who are standing up for European values .
One of the citizens who was handed an entry ban was Ilmar Tomusk, the head of the Estonian Language Inspectorate.
Estonia files protest over alleged Russian air violation
May 6, 2021
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HELSINKI (AP) Estonia filed a protest with Moscow after a Russian aircraft allegedly violated the air space of the NATO ally and European Union member nation for the second time this year, the small Baltic nation s military said Thursday.
An IL-96 plane belonging to Russia spent about one minute in Estonian airspace on Wednesday near the Baltic Sea island of Vaindloo, the military said.
The Russian plane’s transponder was on but the crew did not present a flight plan, according to Estonian authorities. The aircraft also failed to maintain radio contact with Estonian Air Navigation Services, the military said.
Russian Embassy confirms protest note from Estonia over alleged airspace violation
On May 6, the Estonian Defense Forces General Staff claimed that a Russian Il-96 plane violated the republicâs airspace, entering it near Vaindloo island and staying in it for about one minute
TALLINN, May 6. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Tallinn confirmed the summoning of Ambassador Alexander Petrov to the Estonian Foreign Ministry for the presentation of a diplomatic note over the alleged violation of the Estonian airspace by a Russian plane. On May 6, Russian Ambassador Alexander Petrov was invited to the Estonian Foreign Ministry over the alleged violation of Estonian airspace by a Russian plane, the Embassy told TASS. During the meeting, a number of other issues were also touched upon, including those regarding the current relations between Russia and the EU.