Incidents

Finland has completely closed the border with Russia (map)

The country's authorities reported that it has closed the border points because of concerns related to illegal migration by the Russian Federation. Finland Prime Minister Petter ORPO said that due to ill-made migration, the border with Russia is completely closed. ORPO reported this at a press conference on November 28, Sky News reports.

Until recently, only one border point remained open in Finland after the government has closed the seven others because of the influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. Helsinki accuses Moscow of purposefully accompany the migrants to the border. The American Analytical Center "The Institute of War Study" called the Kremlin's strategy "hybrid war" tactics. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen announced that the border would be closed by December 13.

On the map above the white transition of Raja-Joseepi, which closed the latter. Finland became NATO member country at the beginning of this year against the background of concern due to Russian aggression in Ukraine. It should be reminded that the ISW estimates, migrants will not freeze out of their will, but the Kremlin unleashed a hybrid war against Finland.