Norway is ready to close the Storskog checkpoint on the border with Russia. This was announced by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The authorities are closely monitoring what is happening in Finland and Estonia.
On the border between Russia and Norway there is a checkpoint “Storskog” (on the Russian side there is a checkpoint “Borisoglebsk”, located in the Pechenga district of the Murmansk region).
Previously, Finnish authorities had announced that they would leave only one checkpoint open on the border with Russia, the northernmost one, in the Murmansk region. People will be able to cross it in both directions. Finland closed four checkpoints a few days ago and three more will do so starting November 24.
The decision to almost completely close the border with Russia is explained by the influx of asylum-seeking immigrants using the Russian Federation as a transit country.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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