The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU did not rule out the confiscation of belongings of Russians upon entry into the union

The seizure of personal belongings of Russians when crossing the borders of the European Union in connection with sanctions cannot be ruled out, the Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU said. write “RIA News”.

The Permanent Mission believes that the EU wants to make entry for Russians into the territory of the union “virtually impossible.”

On September 8, the European Commission published an explanation on the import of Russian vehicles into EU countries. According to the document, Russian transport, regardless of whether it is used for private or commercial purposes, can be arrested. In addition to vehicles, Russian citizens are also prohibited from temporarily bringing with them things the import of which from Russia is prohibited to EU countries. The list of restrictions includes suitcases, laptops, smartphones, cosmetics, etc.

11 September EC Representative Daniel Sheridan Ferry clarifiedthat the commission gives instructions on the implementation of sanctions against Russia, decisions on the implementation of specific restrictions are made by states. EU countries should not prohibit Russians from importing personal items into the union that are not of high value and are not luxury items, the EC clarified.

In Estonia, the head of the Tax and Customs Department for customs control of the country, Ants Kutti stated, that his office is studying the EC document and plans to discuss the issue with Lithuania, Latvia and Finland, as they understand the clarifications, in order to act in the same way. The Finnish Customs Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reported about studying the document.