Russia Halts Railway Traffic at Borders with Latvia, Estonia, and Finland

Russia has implemented a temporary suspension of railway traffic at its border crossings with Latvia, Estonia, and Finland, effective July 1, 2026. The decision, published on a legal acts portal, affects the movement of individuals, vehicles, goods, and cargo across these specific railway points.

The measure impacts several key border crossings. On the border with Finland, the affected points include Vyborg, Viartsilia, Liuttia, Sankt Petersburg–Finnish Station, and Svetogorsk. Movement through Pechory-Pskov on the border with Estonia is also halted, as is traffic at Pytalovo on the border with Latvia.

Reasons for the sudden suspension have not been provided, and the duration of these restrictions remains uncertain. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to notify the relevant authorities in Finland, Estonia, and Latvia about this decision.

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From July 1, 2026, the movement of persons, vehicles, goods, and cargo through railway checkpoints of the state border of the Russian Federation in certain sections of the state border, according to the list provided in the annex, will be temporarily suspended.