Source link The Finnish government has decided to close three more border crossings with Russia, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced on Wednesday evening, citing an alleged surge in undocumented asylum-seekers from third countries. The closures will go into effect at the end of the day on Friday. Orpo and Interior Minister Mari Rantanen held a […]
Source link The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion near Rainbow Bridge which injured at least one person Four border crossings between Canada and western New York state were closed after a vehicle exploded at a tollbooth crossing into the US via Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls in what sources told Fox News was an […]
Source link Citizens of Lappeenranta in Finland have said the move unfairly separates them from their families Several hundred residents of a Finnish town bordering Russia protested outside city hall on Sunday, after the government in Helsinki shuttered the checkpoint that served their community. Around 200-300 people gathered in Lappeenranta, according to the Finnish outlet […]
Source link Finland has deployed soldiers to help reinforce the Vartius crossing on its 1,340-kilometer border with Russia. Varius is one of the four crossings that remain open following Helsinki’s decision to close the southern entry points amid the accusation that Russia is “funneling” migrants and asylum-seekers from third countries to the Finnish border. “At […]
Source link Dozens of people sought to get into Finland as the Nordic nation was planning to close border crossings with Russia Finland’s border guards had to resort to “gassing” people at the nation’s border with Russia as the situation became heated ahead of the planned closure of crossing points, broadcaster Yle reported on Friday. […]
Source link Estonia has rolled out anti-tank obstacles at its border with Russia due to an apparent uptick in illegal migration Tallinn is prepared to reinforce – or even fully close – its border crossings with Moscow, multiple senior officials have said. Early on Friday, Estonian authorities brought apparent “dragon teeth”-style anti-tank obstacles to the […]
Source link Ukraine has perpetrated some 128 terror attacks, with over 50 related crimes prevented, Russia’s security chief said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev revealed on Thursday that Russian regions bordering Ukraine were subjected to 128 “terror attacks” by Ukraine this year. Kiev’s forces also launched some 8,000 artillery attacks on these areas, inflicting […]
Source link Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen claims Helsinki wants to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis Finland could soon close border checkpoints with Russia for security reasons, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen announced on Tuesday, citing concerns about illegal immigrants from third countries. Helsinki recently tightened border measures by banning people crossing by […]