Poland's National Security Service chief Jacek Siewiera said that Poland will send military advisers to NATO ally Finland in response to “ an official request for Finnish assistance in the face of the crisis on the Finnish-Russian border.”
“A Polish military advisory group will provide on-site consultation on border security,” said Jacek Siewiera.
Border guards check vehicles at the Nuijamaa border post between Russia and Finland in Lappeenranta. (Photo: Politico)
Responding to Poland's offer to Finland, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "This is a completely unnecessary measure to ensure border security because there is no threat there."
"Finland must be well aware that the increased concentration of military units on our border poses a threat to us," Dmitry Peskov said, stressing that any such deployment would be unprovoked and unjustified.
However, the Finnish border guard and the Interior Ministry said they were not aware of any plans to send Polish military advisers to Finland's eastern border.
Finland recently closed its entire 1,340km border with Russia for two weeks to stem an unusually large influx of asylum seekers. Finland said the influx of migrants was a "hybrid attack" orchestrated by Russia, but the Kremlin denied the accusation.
More than 600 asylum seekers have arrived at Finland's border this month alone. According to the migration agency, the migrants come from countries including Yemen, Afghanistan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria.
Polish President Andrzej Duda met his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Warsaw on November 20, discussing security and mixed threats from Russia and Belarus, including the pressure of migrant flows.
“We support Finland because Poland is dealing with such a situation on the border with Belarus... Finland can count on support and sharing of experience from Poland,” President Andrzej Duda said.
President Andrzej Duda stressed that Poland has faced migration pressure since 2021. He said Poland must “continuously strengthen the protection of its borders” as part of its commitments to Europe.
Kong Anh (Source: Reuters)
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