Cars in the parking lotHELSINKI, Apr 1 Estonian taxi drivers protest in Tallinn against the ban on work in the country Russian Yandex.Taxi service, Postimees reported on Friday. On Thursday, the Estonian government decided to ban the Russian Yandex.Taxi service from April 11 in the country. According to Estonian Prime Minister Kai Kallas, the imposition of sanctions against Yandex.Taxi is necessary to protect Estonia's security. Russia», ridiculed»This decision will make many unemployed, will take away from drivers the opportunity to earn a living for themselves and their families,» Martin Mets, one of the leaders of the protest, told Postimees. Previously, Kallas said that the recent decision Russian authorities of Russia that Yandex.Taxi must transfer the personal data collected by the company about clients to the Russian special services. Estonia's references to the Tartu TreatyEstonia also intends to make a proposal to include Yandex.Taxi on the sanctions list of the European Union. The Yandex.Taxi online taxi ordering service began operating in Estonia in May 2018. Western countries began to introduce new anti-Russian sanctions in response to the Russian special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said, the Western sanctions are very serious, but Russia was preparing for them in advance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Moscow would solve all the economic problems created for it by the West.
