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The Finnish Border Guard on Friday said more than 200 asylum seekers have entered Finland from Russia since the Nordic country reopened some border crossings on Thursday to allow travel between the two countries after a two-week total closure. The Finnish government said on Thursday afternoon it will again shut the border from 1800 GMT on Friday, this time for one month, after the inflow of asylum seekers restarted as soon as the border restrictions were relaxed. Some 900 asylum seekers from nations such as Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen entered Finland from Russia in November, an increase from less than one per day previously, according to the Border Guard.
(Bloomberg) The US agreed on a defense cooperation agreement with Finland, NATO’s newest member, allowing the world’s mightiest military power to access strategic military bases in the Nordic country as well as to store defense materials.Most Read from BloombergCitigroup Offers Partial Early Bonuses to Encourage Staff DeparturesWall Street Traders Go All-In on Great Monetary Pivot of 2024Elon Musk Is Planning a New University in AustinOwner of the Philippines’ Largest Malls Says China Feud Ma
NATO’s newest member, Finland, which shares a border with Russia, is to sign a bilateral defense cooperation agreement next week with the United States in a deal that allows Washington to send troops into the Nordic country to bolster its defense and store weapons and military equipment there, among other things. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told a news conference in Helsinki on Thursday that Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen will sign the so-called Defense Cooperation Agreement, or DCA, in Washington on Monday, Dec. 18.
The United States and Sweden on Tuesday signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement, the U.S. Department of State said, as the Nordic country strengthens military alliances while waiting for approval to join NATO. "Sweden is a strong, capable defense partner that champions NATO's values, and will further strengthen the Alliance once its NATO accession is completed," the State Department said in a written statement.