On Wednesday, September 13, from 10 am, Estonia banned the entry of cars with license plates of the Russian Federation, thus all 3 Baltic countries complied with the recommendations of the European Commission.
Source: “European truth” with reference to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna on the social network H.
Direct speech: “From today, 16 minutes to be exact, Estonia is banning entry to all vehicles registered in Russia. They are not invited here to enjoy the privileges that freedom has to offer until Ukraine achieves victory.”
In this way, Estonia will fulfill the recommendations of the European Commission, according to which EU countries are not allowed to allow private cars with Russian license plates into the EU territory.
“The goal of sanctions against Russia is one – to force the aggressor country to retreat to its borders.
Since the European Commission has just clarified the existing sanctions, and Estonia considers it necessary to use all opportunities to increase the cost of Russian aggression, we have come to the conclusion, in consultation with the authorities of Latvia and Lithuania, that restrictions are effective provided that sanctions are jointly imposed,” the Minister of Internal Affairs is quoted as saying. Lauri Läenemetsa ERR.
If a vehicle with Russian license plates arrives at a border checkpoint, the Tax and Customs Department will carry out the appropriate procedures. The user or owner of the vehicle will have to return to Russia with the car or cross the border without it.
What preceded:
September 8 European Commission published clarifications regarding long-standing restrictions on the import and export of goods to or from Russia. They clarified that the ban includes cars and some goods, regardless of whether they are personal belongings of travelers. Lithuania, after an explanation from the European Commission, warned that stops admitting cars with Russian registration, except for those traveling in transit to the Kaliningrad region. Following Lithuania on such a decision Latvia announced.
2023-09-13 07:57:18
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