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By Sabine Siebold and Jan Lopatka

Estonia aims to stop most Russians from entering country within weeks -minister

FILE PHOTO: Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu attends a news conference, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Riga, Latvia May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Estonia aims to stop most Russians from entering the country within weeks, if possible acting in concert with its regional partners, Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Wednesday.

"It takes some time, but I think timing is also critical, looking at these vast numbers of Russian citizens entering," Reinsalu told Reuters in Prague after a two-day meeting with his EU counterparts.

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