EU calls on Russia to return buoys to Estonia

The pinnacle of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, referred to as on Russia to return the border buoys that had been dismantled on the Narova River. Russia continues to stay silent.

EU Excessive Consultant Josep Borrell expressed solidarity with Estonia following the border incident on the Estonian-Russian border on the evening of Thursday 23 Might.

“Early on Thursday morning, Russian border guards unilaterally eliminated the sunshine buoys put in by Estonia on the Narova River to demarcate the border with Russia. The European Union has been carefully monitoring the scenario from the very starting, appearing in cooperation and solidarity with Estonia and different member states,” Borrell stated on Friday afternoon.

Earlier, Estonian Overseas Minister Margus Tsahkna introduced negotiations with Borrell on the scenario surrounding the actions of the Russian FSB on Narova.

“I simply had a fantastic dialog with Josep Borrell. We mentioned intimately the current incident on our border on the Narova River, in addition to the unsuccessful transition from democracy in Georgia,” Tsakhkna stated in H.

“This border incident (on the Narova River – editor’s observe) is a part of a broader line of provocative conduct and hybrid actions by Russia, together with on its maritime and land borders within the Baltic Sea area,” Borrell added and referred to as for Russia to reply. – Such actions are unacceptable. The European Union expects Russia to offer an evidence for the removing of the buoys and instantly return them to their place.”