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[1/2]Closed Vaalimaa border station between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on November 29, 2023. Finland closes temporarily its sole remaining border crossing with Russia. The closure starts on Thursday, 30 November, and lasts two weeks. Lehtikuva/Lauri Heino/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights
MOSCOW/HELSINKI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Kremlin, commenting on media reports that Poland plans to send “troops” to Finland’s border with Russia, said on Wednesday such a move could stoke tensions and that Russia would see it as a threat.
Poland was sending “a team of military advisors” to Finland, in response to “an official request for allied support in the face of a hybrid attack on the Finnish border,” the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau Jacek Siewiera said in a post on the X social media platform.
“A team of military advisors will provide on-site knowledge on border security, also in operational terms,” he said.
Finland has closed its border with Russia after a sudden wave of refugee arrivals that Helsinki said was orchestrated by Moscow, something Russia has denied.
Contacted by Reuters, Finnish authorities said they were not immediately aware of such plans and…
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