Russia wants to show Estonia that it is “next” through provocations on the border - The Telegraph
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On the Estonian border, Russia organizes weekly provocations, including the appearance of a blimp with a Z sign and smuggling attempts. Over the year, the number of border incidents increased from 18 to 96.
On the border with Estonia, Russians are trying to show that the Baltic states could be next after Ukraine. In particular, this is connected with mass provocations. This was reported by The Telegraph, according to UNN.
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For example, a blimp was recently spotted on the Russian-Estonian border, which at first was not reacted to in Estonia. However, the next day, the Russians escalated and painted their semi-swastika, the letter Z, on the blimp. It is a kind of symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to Estonian Police Director General Egert Belichev, Russians organize minor provocations of this kind almost every week.
“This was deliberately made visible to everyone to say: 'We are watching you,'” Belichev said.
According to Estonian border guards, tensions on the border with Russia have increased dramatically in recent months. This is due to the fact that Russians have become more frequent in their protests against the West, attempts to smuggle weapons parts, and jamming GPS signals. russia is sending waves of migrants from Asia across the border and sinister pranks with aircraft like the one mentioned above.
Two years ago, we had 18 border incidents, and this year we have 96. We see constant attempts to destabilize the situation,
Recall
Since August 8, Estonia has introduced enhanced customs control at all border crossings with Russia. The goal is to prevent the importation of sanctioned goods, including military items and cash.