Finland closes four crossing points on Russia border
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Finland closes four crossing points on Russia border
Subject: IR
Section: Places in news
Context: Finland closes four crossing points on Russia border
More about the news:
- Finland has closed four border crossings with Russia in response to an increase in asylum seekers, blaming Moscow for directing migrants to these points in retaliation for Finland joining NATO.
- About 300 asylum seekers have arrived in Finland this week, with authorities accusing Russia of deliberately aiding people without proper documents to reach the border.
- Prime Minister Petteri Orpo accused Russia of engineering the crossings, claiming that people arrive legally in Russia before crossing into Finland to claim asylum.
