Finland: Our borders with Russia will remain closed

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the Prime Minister of Finland announced on Saturday that the country’s borders with Russia will continue to be blocked.

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According to the website ” Pravda, “Petri Orpo”, the Prime Minister of Finland, claimed that thousands of third-country nationals are waiting for illegal entry to Finland in different areas of the Russian border.

Europe said that in such circumstances, the opening of checkpoints on the border with Russia is out of the question.

According to this report, Finland recently closed its 1,340 km border. It blocked relations with Russia until January 14 (Dan 24) based on the claim that it would stop the influx of illegal immigrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Helsinki claimed that Moscow is carrying out a combined attack on Finland by orchestrating the migration crisis in this country, but the Kremlin denied this claim.

Prime Minister of Finland He continued: “Obviously, we cannot open the borders. At the same time, we must take measures to counter any illegal entry.” In May 2022, they officially requested to join the NATO alliance. Finland became the 31st member of this Western military alliance on April 4, 2023, but Sweden’s request to join this alliance has not yet been accepted by Hungary and Turkey.

Russia has warned Helsinki that its decision to abandon its long-standing policy of non-alignment and join the NATO alliance will lead to “reciprocal measures”.

The Finnish government also recently In November, he signed an agreement with the United States on strengthening military cooperation. However, ensuring the security of Finland’s borders and the security of the country comes first. >