Event 0f7c03ff-f89e-4637-ba0d-614bd9a14bc1

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Finland Country: Russia

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181655...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Finland's eastern border to remain shut indefinitely, including boat harbours

Short Summary: Finland indefinitely extends closure of eastern border with Russia, including small boat harbours, citing risk of weaponized migration.

Description

On April 4, 2024, the Finnish government announced that the closure of the border with Russia would be extended for an indefinite period. The closure, originally implemented as a response to alleged instrumentalized migration from Russia, now also includes small boat harbours due to concerns that migration could expand to maritime traffic as weather improves.

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"the #Finnish government on Thursday decided to extend the closure of the border with Russia."

"the closure has been reconsidered every couple of months, but this time the decision is open-ended."

"There are hundreds and possibly thousands of people close to Finland's border on the Russian side that could be instrumentalised against Finland," said Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) in a statement.

"By closing border crossing points for maritime traffic to leisure boating, the Government is preparing for the possibility that instrumentalised migration could expand to maritime traffic as spring progresses," the Interior Ministry said.

"The frontier has been closed since December, when Finnish authorities accused Russia of orchestrating the flow of third-country asylum seekers across the border as a means of hybrid influence."

Related URLs

https://yle.fi/a/74-20082123

Source

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181655830390300672/

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