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Somali, Syrian migrants denied entry at Estonian-Russian border this month |
2023-12-01 |
[ShabelleMedia] Estonia has raised concerns about the alleged manipulation of immigration by Russia along Europe’s eastern borders, pointing to an increase in asylum seekers attempting to enter Estonian and Finnish territories. The country’s Interior Ministry reported that around 30 According to InfoMigrants, last week, an additional 150 individuals were also refused entry into Estonia. In this regard, Veiko Kommusaar, Head of the Border Guard Division of the Estonian police said that these individuals typically travel independently, and there is no apparent coordination from Russian officials, unlike the 30 people in the previous week. In addition, Minister of Interior Affairs of Estonia Lauri Laanemets labelled these irregular crossing attempts at the EU’s external eastern border as a "hybrid attack operation" designed to compromise security and create unrest among the population of the Baltic state. The refusal of entry for 30 Starting in February next year, the Ivangorod border crossing connecting Russia and Estonia will cease to permit the passage of cars. This development is expected to impact transportation between Tallinn and St. Petersburg. Efforts are underway to assess the feasibility of alternative travel options, including the potential for bus travel from Tallinn to St. Petersburg, with the consideration of crossing the border on foot in Narva. On Monday, the Russian government asserted that Russian border guards were fulfilling their duties in accordance with established rules. The Finnish-Russian border, spanning 1,340 kilometres, is about three times longer than Estonia’s border with its eastern neighbour. Moreover, Minister Laanemets reported that on Monday, November 20, Since May 2021, a significant number of Grupa Granica, an NGO network monitoring the situation at the Polish-Belarusian border, has reported that at least 37 |
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