CNN —Finland will close the last operating checkpoint on its Russian border on Thursday, entirely shutting off the NATO country’s eastern border with Russia for two weeks.
In Tuesday’s press release, Finland’s interior ministry said entry into Finland at the eastern border has continued despite restrictions.
“Since the beginning of August, almost 1,000 third-country nationals have arrived in Finland without a visa via the border crossing points at the eastern border.
He welcomed the move by the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, to deploy 50 guards along the Finnish border.
Earlier this year, the Finnish Border Guard also began the pilot phase of constructing an eastern border barrier fence along some key parts of the border.
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