MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday it regretted Finland’s decision to shut crossings on its border with Russia, saying it reflected Helsinki’s adoption of an anti-Russian stance.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking at a regular news briefing, also rejected Finland’s accusation that Russia is deliberately pushing illegal migrants towards the border and said that Russian border guards were following all instructions.
Finland, a member of the European Union and – from this year – also of the NATO military alliance, closed four crossings on its border with Russia on Saturday as Helsinki seeks to halt a flow of asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Gareth Jones; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
