Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said Estonia does not plan to close its eastern border with Russia, despite security services identifying problems, so risks can be responded to.
While the time allowed for crossing has been reduced, it is still possible to travel back and forth into Russia from Estonia.
However, Taro and the government have faced questions about why this is still allowed when other countries, such as Finland, have closed their borders with Russia.
In the Internal Security Service’s new 2025-2026 yearbook, published yesterday, it said corruption is “imported” from over the border and highlighted security issues it said were linked with dual Russian-Estonian citizens working in local businesses.
The agency also said most of the Russian spies caught in Estonia were recruited because the FSB recruited them at a border checkpoint.
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