Russia has suspended traffic through several railway border checkpoints with Finland, Estonia and Latvia, according to a government order published Tuesday.
The measure, which takes effect Wednesday, temporarily halts the movement of people, vehicles, goods and cargo through designated railway crossings along Russia’s borders with the three countries.
The order does not specify why the crossings are being closed or how long the restrictions will remain in place.
According to the document, the closures affect several checkpoints on the Finnish border, including Vyborg, Vyartsilya, Lyutya, St Petersburg-Finlyandsky and Svetogorsk.
Rail traffic will also be suspended through the Pechory-Pskov checkpoint on the Estonian border and the Pytalovo checkpoint on the Latvian border.
