{"id":357548,"date":"2026-07-02T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-closes-border-rail-crossings-amid-baltic-tensions-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:00:45","slug":"russia-closes-border-rail-crossings-amid-baltic-tensions-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-closes-border-rail-crossings-amid-baltic-tensions-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia closes border rail crossings amid Baltic tensions | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fZYl70kLZTM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia closes border rail crossings amid Baltic tensions | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZYl70kLZTM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia has suspended rail traffic through seven border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia, without publicly explaining why. 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