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Finland to close four border crossings with Russia over migration influx

Nato member aims to send ‘strong message’ to Kremlin about its eagerness to protect national security

A warning sign at the Finland-Russia border at Ilomantsi, Finland, July 15, 2020. © Photo credit: Shutterstock

Finland is closing four of its main border crossings with Russia after concluding that Moscow was deliberately allowing undocumented asylum seekers to cross the frontier, threatening the Nato member’s security.