Name: Finland Bars Russians from Entering as Tourists
Uploaded: 2022-09-30T03:11:40+00:00
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Description: Finland announced it would ban Russian citizens with tourist visas from entering the country starting Friday, curtailing one of the last easily accessible routes to Europe for Russians trying to flee

3 years ago

Finland announced it would ban Russian citizens with tourist visas from entering the country starting Friday, curtailing one of the last easily accessible routes to Europe for Russians trying to flee a military mobilization aimed at bolstering the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

With the exception of Norway, which has only one border crossing with Russia, Finland has provided the last easily accessible land route to Europe for Russian holders of European Schengen-zone visas.

The government justified its decision by saying that continued arrivals of Russian tourists in Finland is endangering the country’s international relations and cited security concerns related to Russia's war in Ukraine, the “illegal” referendums arranged by Russia in parts of Ukraine and recent sabotage in the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia under the Baltic Sea.

Russian citizens can still enter Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia, for family reasons, study or work. Also, Russian political dissidents may seek to enter for humanitarian purposes.

As of Sept. 1, Finland slashed the number of visas — including for tourism purposes — issued to Russian citizens to one-tenth of the typical number, in a show of solidarity with Ukraine.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/finland-ban-entry-russian-tourists-starting-midnight-90685531

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/finland-to-close-border-to-russians-with-eu-tourism-visas

https://news.yahoo.com/finland-bars-russians-entering-tourists-182904250.html

Links for B.C.

Visit My Website
https://bcbegley.com

Subscribe To My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/bcbegley

Watch Me On YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGoU...

Follow Me On Twitter
https://twitter.com/BC_News1

Watch Me On Rumble
https://rumble.com/c/c-280191

Follow Me On Gab
https://gab.com/BC_Begley

Follow Me On Parler
https://parler.com/profile/Bcbegley20...

Watch Me On BitChute
https://www.bitchute.com/channel/FYML...