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When Finland joined NATO earlier this year, Russia threatened retaliation. Now, hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have appeared at Finland's border from Russia, seeking entry into the Nordic country. Finnish officials say the sudden surge in asylum-seekers is no coincidence.
Polish truckers continue to put lives at risk as they escalated their weeks-long blockades of the Ukrainian border by adding Ukraine’s busiest border crossing to its blockade list the State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on Nov. 23.
Polish carriers blockading border crossings with Ukraine are causing Ukrainian businesses to each lose UAH 1 million ($28,000) in revenue every day, Ukraine’s European Business Association (EBA) reported on Nov. 21, citing data from 55 companies.
Finland has closed several border checkpoints in response to an influx of asylum seekers being sent by Russia to create a migrant crisis.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has lodged protest to Finnish Ambassador Antti Helantera over Helsinki’s decision to close border checkpoints between the countries, the ministry said on Monday.