As Russia and the EU talked trade differences in Portugal, among other things, there are very concrete signs of their discord on Russia's border.
Hundreds of lorries - queuing for days to get into Russia - are blocking roads in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.
In south eastern Finland the line of lorries is now said to be 50 kilometres long, and the government fears if nothing is done they could be looking at 100 km long queues this winter.
At the Narva border crossing in northern estonia the estimated waiting time is 52 hours. 200 lorries are in line.
All three countries are blaming badly-organised Russian customs authorities who have started to take longer and longer to process each vehicle.
Most border crossings boast few facilities for the drivers with no foodstalls or restaurants, or even toilets.
Source. euronews
