The Arctic region of Lapland in Finland is facing growing unease due to an unpredictable and aggressive Russia. The shared border with Russia, spanning over 1,300 km to the east, has become a concern following Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Migration tactics have been used by Russia to pressure Finland after it joined NATO. Nordic and Baltic countries are uniting against Russia. Estonia is considering legal ways to deport residents who apply for Russian citizenship, citing security concerns. The Finnish President sees the artificial migration crisis caused by Russia as part of a broader context. Illegal migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Somalia are attempting to cross into Finland from Russia. NATO membership may deter Putin from invasion, but the border with Russia remains a threat, evident from the surge in asylum seekers crossing into the country. The Estonian border with Russia is at risk of rapid closure, as stated by the Estonian Head of Border Service.
🚫 Estonian border with Russia can close very quickly – Estonian Head of Border Service https://t.co/D3YLEhW3dv
Nato membership may deter Vladimir Putin from any potential invasion but Finland’s shared border with Russia will always pose a threat in different ways, as the surge in asylum seekers crossing into the country shows. https://t.co/xMTjiBIipg
"Russian borders end nowhere!" - says a banner hung at the Russia-Estonia border at Ivangorod-Narva border control point. Putin's regime provokes European countries and wants the borders to be closed. This will allow the regime to blame the West for setting up the "Iron… https://t.co/pJvIiCOjs7 https://t.co/pn7il9alis
Russia has recently used migration to pressure Finland after the country joined NATO in April 2023. Minna Ålander joined the WarCast to discuss the issue. https://t.co/kMT82VzyMP
Illegal migrants from Syria, Iraq and Somalia are still trying to cross into Finland from Russia. These guys are stuck a few km from the border crossing in Sala, angry with Finland for having closed its entire border with Russia. Via @klarasoltan https://t.co/DYeazHOCN2
🗿 Estonian PM allows deportation from country of those who receive Russian citizenship https://t.co/udILqJEO4a
For decades Lapland has adapted its Arctic location to its advantage. Yet with an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive Russia nearby, there is a sense of growing unease. @MeganJGibson reports ⬇️ https://t.co/5Lzi6y6uCY
Artificial migration crisis caused by Russia is part of broader context – Finnish President https://t.co/8kqalEBdxY https://t.co/36RNGDP9H3
The Estonian authorities are looking for mechanisms to deport holders of residence permits who decided to become Russian citizens This was announced by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, reports Postimees. According to Kallas, the desire to obtain Russian citizenship now… https://t.co/JwHcwQJAIL https://t.co/FuKeMJiZsw
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas commented on the government’s plans to consider legal ways to deport residents who apply for Russian citizenship, saying they would be a security threat to the country. https://t.co/IBcww6QI6B
Threatened by Russia as well as climate change, Finland’s northernmost region has become a front line of western Europe’s existential crisis. @MeganJGibson reports ⬇️ https://t.co/x1f2paFhkc
Ukraine has brought Nordic and Baltic countries together. Nearly every party and politician across the region now agrees on standing tough against Russia https://t.co/ENTK1mZITb 🌐
Finland’s shared border with Russia – which spans more than 1,300 km to the east – has been an increasing concern since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/Yj4WPnhVMp
Russia has recently used migration to pressure Finland after the country joined NATO in April 2023. Minna Ålander joined the WarCast to discuss the issue. https://t.co/nkB74O5Y8h
For decades Lapland has adapted its Arctic location to its advantage. Yet with an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive Russia nearby, there is a sense of growing unease. @MeganJGibson reports ⬇️ https://t.co/XQNUVBHaMV