Estonia sending more border guards to help Latvia

The decision came after several dozen illegal migrants who entered the country through Belarus and Latvia were detained in Estonia in recent days, as previously reported. Pressure on the Latvian‑Belarusian section of the border is growing, and attempts to cross illegally have increased significantly in recent weeks. Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro, who visited the Latvian‑Belarusian border last week, said the situation there is very serious. "It is rush hour at the border, you could say. The Belarusian regime is deliberately sending these migrants into the forest, gathering them in special camps, preparing them, giving them all kinds of tools to overcome obstacles on Latvia's external state border. The situation is quite complicated," he said. "This is part of Russia's overall aggression tactics, and Belarus is their ally.