Latvia has temporarily closed two border crossings in response to Russia's decision to restrict the entry of Ukrainian citizens to the airport in Moscow and one of its crossings with Latvia, the country's interior minister said. Latvia's Pededze and Vientuli checkpoints "have been successfully closed," Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis told a Latvian broadcaster on October 16. Russia announced last week that Ukrainian citizens would only be allowed to enter Russia at two border crossings as of October 16, namely at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow and the Vientuli checkpoint with Latvia.
