Tag: Russia
Finland closes its border crossings with Russia this Friday evening
Finland will close this Friday evening and until February 18, the four main border crossings with Russia… A decision which follows the unusual arrival of undocumented migrants in recent days.…
Russians for the first time in majority for negotiations (survey)
It is a narrow majority, 48%, against 39% opposed, but a majority all the same. Unsurprisingly in Russia, it is above all women and those under 45 who wish to…
Russia has started allowing migrants to cross the border in Estonia as well – eight Somali citizens were turned away from Narva on Thursday
On Thursday, a group of eight Somalis appeared at the Narva border crossing located in the northeastern corner of Estonia, without proper travel documents. Rain School, Veikko Eromäki As recently…
A violent Russification campaign is underway in the areas Russia seized from Ukraine
Russia is trying to destroy the residents’ Ukrainian identity by force. European public radios gathered stories of Ukrainians. The European Broadcasting Union EBU has compiled information about the events in…
Russia admits Ukrainian presence on the other side of the Dnieper
On Wednesday, Russia admitted for the first time that Ukraine has a “presence” on the other side of the Dnieper in southern Ukraine, an area occupied by Russia since the…
German journalist and Russia expert received oligarch money
Senior German reporter and Russia expert Hubert Seipel has received 600,000 euros from companies linked to a Russian oligarch with links to Putin. Hubert Seipel is a frequently asked Russia…
“Putin’s Russia uses methods from the Soviet era” – L’Express
Discovered on October 31 on walls in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, Star of David tags aroused strong emotion in France. But on Thursday, November 9, these drawings were denounced…
“From Russia to Finland for $2,000” – this is how smugglers offer transportation on social media
Messages on Facebook and Tiktok reveal that possible smuggling from Russia to Finland is now being offered heavily. The message was written in Arabic on Facebook today. It says that…
Russia: an accomplice in the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya pardoned by Vladimir Putin
He was designated by the Russian authorities as the organizer of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya in 2006. He is today pardoned by the Russian president after participating in the…
Russia has three ways to bully neighboring countries, and it has definitely used only one of them against Finland
Research director Sinikukka Saari highlights three methods of hybrid influence that Russia has used or could use against its border neighbors. The clearest example of Russia’s bullying tactics against neighboring…