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'I'm being cut off from my family': Finland's Russian community hits out against border closures

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'I'm being cut off from my family': Finland's Russian community hits out against border closures

'I'm being cut off from my family': Finland's Russian community hits out against border closures

Helsinki's decision to close four of the country's nine border crossings with Russia to stem the flow of undocumented migrants and refugees into Finland is impacting residents with relatives in Russia.

At a protest in the capital, people raised concerns about a new 'Iron Curtain'.


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