Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in her statement to the Izvestia newspaper that Finland distanced itself from the majority of the world by closing the checkpoint on the Russian border.
“This fence did not protect us, this fence protected them. They fenced themselves in. From who? Not only from Russia, but also from most of the world,” the diplomat said.
Formerly Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson statedStockholm fully supports Finland’s actions to close checkpoints on the Russian border.
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, where the high alert regime is currently in force. 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.
On 25 November, Finland rejected political contacts with Russia regarding the situation on the border until the military operation in Ukraine is completed, but expressed readiness to discuss it at the diplomatic level.
Finnish political scientist Johan Beckman expressed The view that the migration crisis in Finland was artificially created by NATO powers.
Formerly President of Finland guess There are difficulties on the Russian border.