Finland has mentioned it should place obstacles at 4 crossings on its border with Russia from midnight.
It comes after the nation accused Russian authorities of funnelling migrants to the crossing in retaliation for its resolution to
improve defence cooperation with the US.
The Kremlin firmly denies the accusation.
The Finnish Border Guard mentioned obstacles will go up at 4 of the 9 crossings, to “forestall entry”.
Some 300 asylum seekers, largely from Iraq, Yemen, Somalia
and Syria, have arrived in Finland this week, in line with the
Border Guard.
Nearly 100 of these had entered from Russia by noon right now alone, in line with officers.
From Saturday asylum seekers arriving through Russia will solely
be allowed handy of their purposes at two northern border
crossings, at Salla and Vartius, Matti Pitkaniitty, Border Guard’s head of worldwide affairs, mentioned.
Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, thanked the Finnish authorities for safeguarding the
bloc’s exterior border.
“Russia’s instrumentalisation of
migrants is shameful,” she mentioned.
The border crossings set to be blocked at midnight embody:
- Vaalimaa
- Nuijamaa
- Imatra
- Niirala