Finnish armed forces appear on the border with Russia

On November 19, Finnish armed forces and police appeared at the Vartius border gate, adjacent to Russia's Lytya border gate in Karelia, to erect fences and barbed wire.

The border area between Finland and Russia is under close surveillance due to concerns about the influx of migrants. (Source: Reuters)

The country's military is assisting border guards in erecting temporary barriers, according to Captain Jouko Kinnunen.

For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry remained calm in the face of the above moves. The command of Russia's Western Military District said that small Finnish engineering units appeared on the border, but they did not pose any threat.

After the closure of the four eastern border crossings with Russia – Imatra, Niirali, Nuijamaa, Vaalimaa – people can now only cross the two countries via the two crossings of Vartius and Salla. On November 18, 284 people crossed the border into Vartius, including 67 asylum seekers.

Due to concerns about the influx of migrants, the Vartius border crossing was temporarily closed on November 17. It only resumed operations on the morning of November 18, but it has had to close periodically due to the arrival of new groups of refugees.

Finnish border guards predict that the flow of migrants crossing the border on November 18 is expected to increase to 1,000 people.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/luc-luong-vu-trang-phan-lan-xuat-hien-tai-bien-gioi-giap-nga-250672.html