On the night of November 17, concrete pyramids – anti-tank barriers known as "dragon's teeth" – were brought to the bridge in Narva, which is the border crossing between Estonia and Russia. Eyewitnesses posted a photo of a vehicle blocking the roadway on Facebook.
"We have prepared these concrete blocks in case the Estonian government decides to follow the example of our neighbors and restrict entry to the country from Russia to stem the tide of illegal migrants. Also, since we expect the Ivangorod border crossing point to be closed for repairs on February 1, these concrete blocks will restrict the movement of vehicles on the bridge during the closure period," Marek Liiv, head of the Narva border crossing point, explained to Postimees.
On November 16, in a conversation with Postimees, the head of the Border Guard Service, Veiko Kommusaar, did not rule out "full or partial" closure of border crossings with Russia.
He referred to similar actions taken by Finland.
Background. The day before, Helsinki announced the closure of four of the nine checkpoints on the Russian-Finnish border due to the number of illegal migrants arriving from Russia. The Finnish authorities believe that such actions of Russia are aimed at destabilizing the situation in their country.