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Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday, a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments. Finland shut its border with Russia last year to stop a growing number of arrivals from countries including Syria and Somalia, and accused Moscow of weaponising migration against it and the European Union, an assertion the Kremlin denies. Finland annoyed Russia last year by abandoning its long-held military non-alignment and joining the NATO alliance in resp...

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Proposed by the Finnish government as a means to tackle weaponised immigration on the border between Finland and Russia, the law would inevitably result in situations where border officials must act in violation of their official duty and expose themselves to criminal charges, argue three legal experts from the Finnish Border Guard.

The report comes amid a debate in the U.S. about the role of NATO after controversial remarks from likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.