Finland to close Russia border points amid heavy migration
Nov 16, 2023 14:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on Nov 16, 2023 14:38:32 GMT -5
Finland is not messing around
Finland's prime minister Petteri Orpo on Thursday said that four of the country's nine crossing points on its long eastern border with Russia will be closed starting Saturday in an attempt to stem the flow of asylum seekers.
"The government has today decided that Finland will close some eastern border crossing points," Orpo told a press conference.
The move comes in response to a sharp increase in the number of asylum-seekers from countries such as Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Syria, who Finnish authorities are being purposely ushered towards the border by Russia.
The accumulated number of arrivals since September now stands at 280 asylum-seekers, the Border Guard Authority said on Thursday, with many arriving at the border zone on bicycles that Finnish and Russian media reports say were provided to them.
www.dw.com/en/finland-to-close-russia-border-points-amid-heavy-migration/a-67420466
Finland's prime minister Petteri Orpo on Thursday said that four of the country's nine crossing points on its long eastern border with Russia will be closed starting Saturday in an attempt to stem the flow of asylum seekers.
"The government has today decided that Finland will close some eastern border crossing points," Orpo told a press conference.
The move comes in response to a sharp increase in the number of asylum-seekers from countries such as Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Syria, who Finnish authorities are being purposely ushered towards the border by Russia.
The accumulated number of arrivals since September now stands at 280 asylum-seekers, the Border Guard Authority said on Thursday, with many arriving at the border zone on bicycles that Finnish and Russian media reports say were provided to them.
www.dw.com/en/finland-to-close-russia-border-points-amid-heavy-migration/a-67420466
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