HELSINKI : Finland’s prime minister on Monday (Nov 27) mentioned his nation expects extra asylum seekers to reach at its border by way of Russia and plans to take additional measures to stem the move after closing all however one entry point in recent weeks.
“Intelligence data from completely different sources tells us that there nonetheless are individuals on the transfer… If this continues, extra measures shall be introduced within the close to future,” Prime Minister Petteri Orpo instructed a press convention.
Some 900 asylum seekers from nations together with Afghanistan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen have entered Finland from Russia in November, a rise from lower than one per day beforehand, in accordance with the Finnish Border Guard.
Finland blames a change in Russian border protocol for the rise, and calls this a hybrid assault. Moscow has denied the cost.
