Finland’s Interior Ministry announced Thursday that the border with Russia will remain closed until April 14. File photo courtesy of the Press Office of the President of Ukraine/UPI
February 8 (UPI) — Finland on Thursday extended its border closure with Russia for two months.
Finnish Ministry of the Interior expressed his determination It plans to extend the complete closure of its eastern border with Russia until April 14, but said there was no sign that Russia would change its behavior.
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The Ministry of the Interior’s statement on ” “Russia is responsible for this situation.”
Finland closed its border with Russia on November 16th. This was done under the Border Protection Act to prevent Russia from transporting illegal immigrants to Finnish border crossings.
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The ministry said Finland’s strong support for Ukraine will continue “as long as necessary.”
Russia continues what Finland calls a hybrid operation and will continue to take necessary border measures to protect the country’s security and social stability.