Russland schließt die Eisenbahngrenzen zu Finnland, Estland und Lettland
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/russia-closes-railway-border-crossings-with-finland-estonia-and-latvia
Russland schließt die Eisenbahngrenzen zu Finnland, Estland und Lettland
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/01/russia-closes-railway-border-crossings-with-finland-estonia-and-latvia
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> In an unexpected move, Russia announced several railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia to be “temporarily” shut down. Could this indicate an upcoming mobilisation in Russia as Moscow lacks troops for its ongoing all-out war against Ukraine?
Also ex Estonian president [writes in X](https://x.com/IlvesToomas/status/2072390680186368259):
> Russia asks Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan to close their borders with Russia.
> Mobilization coming.
Of course, the bit about mobilization is his personal speculation.
Cars, I think, are more important than railways if you’re thinking about preventing draft-age men from leaving Russia.
It’s to prevent men from escaping a new mobilization…
Also the EU is moving to block Russians who fought in Ukraine from entering so there might be a surge before theres an agreement.
If they really go for mobilization and do it the smart way – by turning everyone into a drone operator – the situation might become very serious for Ukraine.
The old „quantity has a quality of its own“ still applies, maybe even more so in the current state of the age of drones, before everything becomes fully automated.
And while mass production is less flexible and less adaptable than distributed small workshops, it can churn out orders of magnitude more of the desired product.
Can you imagine 100-200k (or more) drone operators?
Aren’t those borders closed already by the other countries?
Sealing rail crossings while car borders stay open screams PR stunt, not real mobilization prep.
It seems to me that the reasons given in the article are far‑ fetched: no Russians are currently travelling by train between these countries anyway- rail traffic between Russia on one side and Finland, Estonia, and Latvia on the other is impossible, since the EU itself halted it.
These border crossings were used by other countries (excluding Russia) for commercial cargo, using Russia as a transit territory.
So by closing these crossings, Russia is restricting EU trade with Central Asia through the few remaining rail border points.
It’s no secret that the Baltic states earn a good income from their ports, which handle transit cargo