Poland will send a group of military advisers to Finland to aid safe the border – said head of the National safety Office Jacek Siewiera on social networking portal X.
"One of the results of the visit by Finnish president Saula Niinistö at the invitation of Polish president Andrzej Duda is the authoritative request for allied support in the face of a hybrid attack on the Finnish border," wrote Siewara.
"Poland intends to respond positively to the request of our ally from NATO and a partner from the EU. A squad of military advisors will transfer cognition on border safety on site besides in the operational dimension," he added.
One of the results of an authoritative visit by Finnish president Sauli @niinisto at the President's invitation @AndrzejDuda is an authoritative request for allied support in the face of a hybrid attack on the Finnish border. Poland intends to respond positively to the request of our ally from NATO... pic.twitter.com/Swqk4nP4Yu
— Jacek Siewiera (@JacekSiewiera) November 28, 2023
On Tuesday, the Finnish Ministry of abroad Affairs reported that at midnight on 30 November the last operating control post on the border with Russia Raja-Joseppi – Lotta, all checkpoints will be closed by 13 December, accepting applications from applicants for global protection will be concentrated on airports and seaports. According to the Finnish Home Minister Mari Rantanen, the decision was taken "to defend Finland's national security".
Previously, the Finnish government closed 7 of the 8 border checkpoints with Russia due to the uncontrolled influx of third-country nationals – Syrians, Indians, Moroccans, a full of more than 30 nationalities – across the border with Russia. The decision to close shall be valid until 23 December.
President Dmitry Pieskov, commenting on the closure of Finnish border checkpoints with Russia, said that the russophobic attitude taken by the leaders of this neighbouring country is profoundly regrettable. Pieskov stressed that the Russian Border defender is following all the instructions, "the border crossing is utilized by those who have the right to do so", and the perplexed accusations are unacceptable to Moscow. Moscow does not regulation out that the Finnish authorities may prosecute the complete closure of the border with Russia, but believes that in this case Helsinki would harm its own interests, told journalists Deputy abroad Minister Aleksander Gruszko.
The Russian Federation has previously said that the accusations against Russia in connection with the migration crisis are on the conscience of those who say them, it is simply a willingness to transfer problems from the ill-headed to the healthy, European countries themselves have created conditions for hundreds of thousands of migrants to go to them, and now they are trying to free themselves of work for these events. Moscow has repeatedly pointed out that the multimillion-dollar influx of refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine and another countries has been provoked by the destructive actions of the United States of America and their allies who fuel military and interethnic conflicts.
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