20 december 2023 — 14:00
The queue for entry from Latvia to Russia through sections of the state border in the Pskov region, where the checkpoints "Burachki" and "Ubylinka" are located, has decreased over the past week, the Federal Customs Service reports.
According to the agency, 570 transports are waiting at the Burachki checkpoint to enter Russia, and 530 are waiting in line to enter Russia at the Ubylinka checkpoint. At the same time, a week ago, 1,22 thousand trucks were in the queue for entry at these two checkpoints, the Federal Customs Service emphasizes.
In addition, according to the customs service, queues for entry into Russia from Estonia remain. There are 60 trucks in the queue at the Shumilkino checkpoint, and 60 heavy trucks at the Kunichina Gora checkpoint.
In mid-April, the governor of the Pskov Region, Mikhail Vedernikov, informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that due to the actions of Estonia and Latvia on the border section passing through the region, logistics chains were disrupted and the cargo transportation sector was under attack. Last year, the FCS reported that the customs services of the EU countries bordering Russia and Belarus had stopped allowing vehicles registered in these countries to enter the EU