US EditionRussian border guards crossed into Estonia with unclear motives, minister says
The crossing by three Russian border guards at Narva River breakwater was brief and unclear in motive; Estonia has increased patrols and seeks official explanation.
- On Wednesday , the Estonian Police and Border Guard detected an illegal crossing on the Narva River breakwater by three border guards of the Russian Federation and released video of the event.
- Amid unclear motives, officials point to concerns as Igor Taro, Estonia's Minister of the Interior, said Russian border guard personnel quality has become inconsistent in recent years.
- Around 10 a.m. on Wednesday , surveillance showed a hovercraft at the stone breakwater where three Russian border guards disembarked, prompting several Estonian border patrol units to respond and inspect.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia will summon the chargé d'affaires of the Russian Embassy, and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has increased patrols, saying there is no direct security threat.
- A meeting of border representatives is scheduled for Thursday morning so Estonia can seek an explanation from the Russian Federation, and officials said Estonia cannot apprehend violators inside Russian territory.
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Three Russian border guards seem to have crossed the border with Estonia illegally.
Three Russian border police officers illegally entered Estonian territory on Wednesday, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
Again an incident on the Estonian-Russian border caused a stir. Three borderers were in the meantime on Estonian territory and thus on Nato territory. Experts see in it a provocation of Russia, as so often last. But a video makes the case special.
Three Russian border guards crossed the Russian-Estonia border unauthorized last Wednesday morning, in the eastern region of the Baltic country....
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news38.deBrisant incident at the border between Russia and Estonia. The EU and NATO country reports that uniforms have crossed the border.
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