Cars with Belarusian license plates can no longer enter the European Union including through Estonia's border crossing points, reported from ERR.

On July 1, the European Union ramped up sanctions imposed on Belarus to limit the regime's ability to participate in Russia's aggression against Ukraine and reduce sanction circumvention.

This means that entry through Estonian border crossing points is denied to vehicles bearing Belarusian license plates regardless of the basis on which its owner or user is staying in Estonia or the European Union.

In a limited number of cases the member state can allow exceptions, and the ban does not apply in humanitarian cases and on diplomatic license plates.

Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna supports the ban saying it is the right thing to do because the Belarusian regime is directly contributing to and supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

Latvia and Lithuania are implementing a similar ban.





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