Baltic States Consider Seizing Russian Vehicles

Estonia and Lithuania have warned that passenger vehicles with Russian license plates could be confiscated following a Baltics-wide entry ban. The ban was issued after the European Commission clarified that existing regulations prohibit the import or transfer of goods originating in Russia. Supporters of Alexei Navalny have urged Baltic leaders to lift the ban, claiming it harms Russian war exiles and plays into the Kremlin's narrative of anti-Russian sentiments in the West. Moscow has accused the EU of "racism" for the ban, while former President Dmitry Medvedev called for a suspension of diplomatic relations.