Estonia bans Russian ships from entering Estonian ports

As part of sanctions endorsed by the European Union, Russian-flagged ships are not allowed to enter Estonian ports from April 17, 2022.

The relevant statement was made by Estonia’s ERR, referring to the Estonian Economic Affairs and Communications Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

This ban will also apply to the vessels that switched their Russian flag to any other state after February 24, 2022.

According to Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Minister Taavi Aas, Europe is rethinking its economic activities and becoming more and more independent from Russia, as “the Kremlin is showing no signs of ending its aggression”.

Earlier, Bulgaria also banned Russian-flagged ships from entering its sea and river ports.

A reminder that Italy, Belgium and Romania also banned Russian ships from entering their ports as part of expanded EU sanctions.