Russia warns of tension as Finland shuts last border crossing
bbc.com
Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an "absolutely redundant measure".
The northern crossing at Raja-Jooseppi closed for two weeks at 14:00 (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday, after Helsinki accused Russia of channelling asylum seekers towards Finland.
Finland says it has become the target of a Russian "hybrid operation".
Some 900 asylum seekers have crossed the border this month.
The influx is dramatically higher than the previous number of barely one a day and Finland's border guard says before August 2023 Russian authorities barred foreign citizens from travelling to the area without the necessary visas.
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3 years ago people might have considered irritating Russia a concerning foreign policy strategy.
It's now clear that they have, although large, limited capacity to project force.
If NATO would stop fucking around, this shit could be dealt with within a week.
Push Russian forces 25 miles further back into Russian territory and make that DMZ.
Walk all over Putin.Hes not worth respecting.