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Flooded by Asylum Seekers From Russia, Finland Shuts its Eastern Border for Two Weeks

Moscow ramps up pressure on Finland as under-the-radar retaliation for the Nordic country’s recent entry into NATO.

A Finnish border guard vehicle is seen at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station at Inari, northern Finland, in November 2023.
A Finnish border guard vehicle is seen at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station at Inari, northern Finland, in November 2023. Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP

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