Russian Officials Deny Illegal Border Crossing, Estonia Says

Russian border guards crossed into Estonian territory on Dec. 17.Source: Estonian Border Guard

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By Ott Tammik

December 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM UTC

Updated on

December 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM UTC

Estonian authorities said Russian officials denied that three border guards had crossed into the territory of the Baltic nation a day earlier.

Tallinn said Wednesday evening that the Russian border guards had crossed into Estonian territory for around 20 minutes earlier in the day, in the latest incident to put the NATO member on guard about Moscow’s intentions.