Movement of people, vehicles, goods, and cargo through railway…
Movement of people, vehicles, goods, and cargo through railway border crossing points across the Russian Federation's state border is temporarily suspended starting July 1, 2026. The following railway border crossings are subject to these restrictions: 'Vyborg' and 'Svetogorsk' in the Leningrad region; 'Vartsila' and 'Lyutya' in Karelia; 'Saint Petersburg-Finnish', 'Pechory-Pskovskiy', and 'Pytalovo' in the Pskov region.
Consensus
- The Russian government issued a decree to temporarily suspend movement through specific railway border crossings on July 1, 2026.
- The affected border points include those in Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs was instructed to notify the respective countries about this decision.
Points of divergence
- Movement through the 'Ivangorod' crossing will be limited to daytime hours only (07:00-19:00 MSK) starting June 15, which is not mentioned in other sources. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Russia to Close Several Rail Border Crossing Points with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia — Вести
- Russia 'Suspended Movement' Through Rail Checkpoints with the EU — Дождь
- Russia Temporarily Closes Part of Rail Border Crossing Points with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia — Интерфакс
- Russia closes several border crossings with Finland, Latvia and Estonia from July 1 — Ведомости
Key entities
- Russia
- Finland
- Latvia
- Estonia
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Leningrad Oblast
- Republic of Karelia
- INTERFAX.RU
- EU
- Mikhail Mishustin
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Vyborg
- Pskov Oblast
- Vartsila