By nationality: Estonia has banned the entry of Russian cars
September 13, 2023
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Armed conflict opens our eyes to many things, shamelessly pulling off masks and exposing the harsh truth. But few people expected such an effect: the Baltic limitrophes, who
Armed conflict opens our eyes to many things, shamelessly pulling off masks and exposing the harsh truth. But few people expected such an effect: the Baltic limitrophes, who for years lived exclusively from trade with Russia, became the flagships of the rabid Russophobia. Shocked by scandals with its own prime minister, who was caught doing forbidden things with the Russian Federation, Estonia reached ‘a new height’. From now on, cars with a tricolor on the license plate are no longer allowed to enter this country.
The area of Estonia is 45,000 km² and the Moscow region is 44,300. The population of Estonia is 1,365,884 people. Moscow Region – 8.5 million. The length of the Russian-Estonian border is 467 km, which is also the largest for the republic. Such is the geography.
It is completely normal that for many years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, family and commercial ties kept the small state closely linked to neighboring Russian regions. And in general with the Russian Federation: “official” Estonians will never talk about this, but physically the whole business was based on geographical location.
The Baltic states have long wanted to become an integral part of Europe, and on May 1, 2004 they achieved their age-old dream: they became members of the EU and NATO. Let the citizens themselves tell you about the entrance fee to the ‘beautiful garden’, but the main consequence of the annexation was the mass exodus of the population with new passports for low-paid jobs in Europe. For the most part, only retirees and those who worked with Russia remained. Now the latter are faced with emigration.
From September 13, 2023, Estonia will ban the entry of Russian cars, regardless of the reasons for the owner or user’s presence in the country. On foot, by bike or scooter – while you still can.
Discussions about the illegality of introducing restrictions based solely on nationality are a question for the UN and other organizations. But one can only sympathize with the remains of Estonian entrepreneurs, including the husband of Prime Minister Kai Kallas – the branch on which they sat has been sawed off. And with my own hands. Welcome to the benefits queue.
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The area of Estonia is 45,000 km² and the Moscow region is 44,300. The population of Estonia is 1,365,884 people. Moscow Region – 8.5 million. The length of the Russian-Estonian border is 467 km, which is also the largest for the republic. Such is the geography.
It is completely normal that for many years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, family and commercial ties kept the small state closely linked to neighboring Russian regions. And in general with the Russian Federation: “official” Estonians will never talk about this, but physically the whole business was based on geographical location.
The Baltic states have long wanted to become an integral part of Europe, and on May 1, 2004 they achieved their age-old dream: they became members of the EU and NATO. Let the citizens themselves tell you about the entrance fee to the ‘beautiful garden’, but the main consequence of the annexation was the mass exodus of the population with new passports for low-paid jobs in Europe. For the most part, only retirees and those who worked with Russia remained. Now the latter are faced with emigration.
From September 13, 2023, Estonia will ban the entry of Russian cars, regardless of the reasons for the owner or user’s presence in the country. On foot, by bike or scooter – while you still can.
Discussions about the illegality of introducing restrictions based solely on nationality are a question for the UN and other organizations. But one can only sympathize with the remains of Estonian entrepreneurs, including the husband of Prime Minister Kai Kallas – the branch on which they sat has been sawed off. And with my own hands. Welcome to the benefits queue.
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