MOSCOW, Nov. 16 -- Russia will verify reports that Estonia plans to close its border crossings with Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday, as Tallinn announced plans to shut its remaining road crossings from December 1.

Zakharova said Moscow would establish whether the reports accurately reflected Estonia's intentions. She warned that, if confirmed, the plans would represent another manifestation of what Russia describes as hostility toward the country.

The proposal would affect the three remaining road crossings between the neighbors, including the pedestrian route linking Narva and Ivangorod. Estonia's Foreign Ministry has publicly identified December 1 as the intended start date, although the government ...