The Narva-Ivangorod border crossing will be closed to vehicles in both directions from February 1 until the end of 2025 due to Russia's planned reconstruction work. It will be only possible to cross ...

A view of the border crossing from Estonia into Russia over the Narva River on May 27, 2022 in Narva, Estonia. Narva sits on the very edge of NATO's eastern flank, with a population of ...

The silent war going on inside a city at Nato’s eastern border – which could be Putin’s next target - Narva, which is home to more than 50,000 Russian speakers, has become the target of ...

The border crossing over the Narva River in Estonia is on the edge of Nato's eastern flank. Estonia has accused Russia of deliberately directing would-be migrants to its border.

Home to one of the few crossing points into Russia, the city of Narva is seen by Estonian border force officials as “the end and the beginning of the free world”.. Located on Nato’s eastern ...

That support, and Estonia’s decision to impose restrictions at the Narva crossing point used by Russian speakers, has angered Putin, who in 2022 suggested he would like to see Narva returned to ...

Since 2024, Estonia has tightened controls at the Narva border crossing in response to increased attempts to smuggle sanctioned goods into Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.. Eerik ...

People stand in a queue to cross the Estonian-Russian border in the Narva crossing on December 15, 2024. In heavy snowfall and high winds, around 200 people wearing rain ponchos and fur hoods queued ...

Narva is a busy border point, handling around 1,500 crossings from Estonia to Russia every day. Despite the high number of rule-breakers, the Tax and Customs board says the daily rate of ...

Estonian border police told the BBC that thousands of Ukrainians have escaped war zones and fled into Estonia through this border crossing. Narva has welcomed Ukrainian refugees during Putin's war ...

South of Narva, the border runs 126 kilometers through Lake Peipus after which it snakes south a further 136 kilometers through two road crossings at Koidula and Luhhamaa, near where Kohver was ...