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Finnish citizens began to be examined at the Russian border. This is associated with the state’s recent entry into the North Atlantic Alliance.
Crossing the Russian border for Finnish citizens has become more difficult. They began to be searched at checkpoints.
The tightening of entry controls is associated with the country’s membership of NATO. In addition to a detailed examination of citizens’ property, they are checked for communication with the local military.
According to the Finnish publication Yle, the border guards were interested not only in the visitors’ ties to the Finnish armed forces, but also in the purposes and timing of the trip to Russia.
In recent days, US military equipment has been spotted several times in Finland, including Abrams battle tanks. In Russia, this information caused concern and attracted media attention. However, the tanks were transferred to Finnish territory as part of the Arrow 23 international exercises, which are conducted under the leadership of the Finnish armored brigade.
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