Finland did not request military assistance from the North Atlantic Alliance to strengthen its border with the Russian Federation. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the press conference held on the eve of the meeting of foreign ministers of the alliance member countries in Brussels on 28-29 November. TASS.
He emphasized that NATO welcomes the measures taken by Helsinki to strengthen the Finland-Russia border, as well as the assistance provided to the Finnish state by the European border agency Frontex.
Stoltenberg noted that he was not familiar with the details of the immigration situation at the border of the two countries.
Since November 24, by the decision of Finland, only one open checkpoint has remained on the entire Russian-Finnish border – the Lotta international checkpoint in the Kola district of the Murmansk region.
In Helsinki, such a harsh step was explained by the desire to ensure the safety of its citizens and prevent the flow of illegal immigrants. Finnish authorities even asked European border agency Frontex to provide 60 workers to strengthen border security. More details in the material “socialbites.ca”.
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