This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the representative of the Warmia-Masurian department of the Border Guard Miroslava Alexandrovich.
It is noted that the incident occurred at the checkpoint in Grzechotki. A 36-year-old French citizen driving a Citroen tried to enter Russian territory.
"The Border Guard officers did not let him cross the border, as he did not have the necessary documents for this," the border guard said.
It is specified that after a while the man returned, accelerated by car and crashed into the barrier. He stopped the car only after a spiked strip was deployed in his path. He was detained and interrogated.
The Frenchman explained his act by the desire to "urgently get to Russia" in order to build his future life there.
Earlier, the FSB recorded an increase in trips of foreigners from Finland and the Baltic states to Russia.