Estonian customs authorities seized a shipment of Russian propaganda publications
The Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA) thwarted an attempt to import over a ton of printed materials from Russia into the European Union that contained anti-Ukrainian content. The shipment was detained on suspicion of violating current sanctions.
The MTA noted that on Saturday, June 6, a truck transiting from Russia to Finland arrived at the Koidula customs post, carrying 1,465 kilograms of printed materials, including newspapers.
The goods were sent for customs inspection. Customs officials determined that some of the newspapers contained Russian propaganda narratives about the war in Ukraine. Due to suspected violations of sanctions, the import of the goods into the European Union was blocked.
“Not all newspapers contain only news. Sometimes pro-Kremlin narratives are spread along with them,” the MTA commented.
This was reported by ERR.
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