Finland says thousands of migrants seek to enter via Russia
Finland closed its eastern border with Russia late last year amidst a growing number of arrivals without valid documents to enter the European union.
Finland has information showing that thousands of third-country migrants in Russia are waiting to cross the border to the Nordic country, Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told a press conference on Tuesday.
Finland closed its eastern border with Russia late last year amidst a growing number of arrivals without valid documents to enter the European union. It accuses Moscow of funnelling migrants to the border, a claim the Kremlin has denied.
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