Extra Russians now crossing Finnish land border

Some 6,470 Russians arrived in Finland throughout the land border on Thursday, in keeping with figures posted by the Finnish border guards.”Incoming visitors is now larger than outgoing visitors,” it stated. This compares to over 4,800 on Wednesday, the identical day Russia’s president Vladimir Putin introduced a plan to draft some 300,000 Russians to battle in Ukraine.

Learn and resolve

Be a part of EUobserver at this time

Turn out to be an professional on Europe

Get immediate entry to all articles — and 20 years of archives.
14-day free trial.

… or subscribe as a gaggle

Do not miss out on

Our unique information tales and investigations. Influential. Investigative. Unbiased.