Finland Implements Border Measures Amidst Migrant Crisis with Russia

Finland has started erecting barriers, including concrete obstacles topped with barbed wire, at some crossing points on its border with Russia to control the influx of migrants. The country will close three more crossing points, leaving only one Arctic point open for asylum seekers. The number of migrants without proper visas and documentation has increased significantly in November, with most coming from the Middle East and Africa. Finland accuses Russia of encouraging the influx as part of its "hybrid warfare" against Finland, while Russia denies the allegations and calls for mutual agreement on the border issue.