The Finnish authorities have decided to close the border with Russia again, Bloomberg said on Thursday referring to Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen.
"The border with Russia will be closed on Friday. (...) It will remain closed until January 14th," Bloomberg informs.
"The eastern border closes at 8 p.m. on December 15 until January 14," Rantanen said at a press conference.
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