Russian wood allegedly enters Estonia through other countries

After the sanctions on Russian timber came into force, Estonia began to actively import timber from countries where there are apparently no forests at all, thus the products of the Russian forestry industry reach Estonia through other countries, reports the Estonian newspaper "Postimees". The head of the Estonian Forestry and Wood Industry Association, Henrik Velija, said that although Russian plywood is no longer on the market due to sanctions, illegal Russian timber enters Estonia using a simple scheme, with documents stating that the timber comes from third countries. Valery Rauam, Head of the Customs Department of the Department ...