According to intelligence reports, Russia is involved in transporting illegal immigrants to the Finnish border.
Finland plans to close all checkpoints on its eastern border with Russia. The reason is the assistance of Russian border guards in the crossing of illegal immigrants from third countries.
The Finnish newspaper IltaLehti writes about this.
According to the publication, the government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo may decide to close all checkpoints on the land border with Russia on Monday, November 20. If the decision is positive, the checkpoint is expected to be closed on Wednesday night.
It should be noted that last Thursday Finland decided to close the border checkpoints of Vaalimaa, Nuijamaa, Imatra and Niirala. They have been closed to traffic since Saturday.
What preceded the closure of the checkpoint
On the night of November 18, Finland closed checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation. The reason was massive cases when citizens of third countries arrived at the border without documents requiring asylum. This happened with the assistance of Russia.
Even earlier, the Finnish authorities introduced an additional restrictive measure – they banned crossing the border with Russia by bicycle. The reason was that in recent months a record number of Russians and third-country citizens without entry documents have tried to enter Finland.
In addition, Finland has almost stopped allowing Russians with Schengen visas into its territory and has introduced a ban on the entry of cars registered in the Republic of Armenia.
According to available intelligence, Russian authorities are involved in transporting illegal migrants to the Finnish border.
Let us remind you that in Finland, temporary fences against migrants are being erected near the border with the Russian Federation.
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