[The Epoch Times, 25 settembre 2022](Epoch Times reporter Lin Nan compiled and reported)FinlandOn Friday (September 23) it said it would “significantly limit” the number of people crossing the border.RussiaNumber of “tourists” as large numbers of Russian men try to flee their country to avoid conscription.
FinlandThe government said the decision was made due to concernsRussiaThe large number of visas issued by men “would seriously damage Finland’s international position”.
Little is known about the specific details of the restrictions that Finland will implement. Finland’s decision comes after other neighboring countries took steps earlier this week to prevent Russian tourists from crossing the border.
Finland’s latest decision means that all land border crossings connecting Russia and Europe have been blocked.
According to reports, the Russian presidentPut inThousands of Russian men have started fleeing the country after a “partial mobilization order” was issued this week to throw more people into the war in Ukraine.
Put inHe said he would mobilize “reservists” to fight, suggesting that anyone of draft age could be forced to fight in Ukraine.
Russian men between the ages of 18 and 27 must serve in Russia for one year, and certain conditions such as higher education and health can help some men avoid this requirement.
Putin is expected to mobilize around 300,000 troops to fight in Ukraine. But Moscow said on Friday that technology, corporate talent and state reporters would be exempted.
Kiev says that while more than 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fighting, nearly 55,000 Russian soldiers were killed.
The death toll during the war was not independently verified.
Russian airports are crowded with men of conscription age as thousands of people flock to RussiaborderPorts, causing traffic jams, these images show that Russian citizens are reluctant to risk fighting in Ukraine.
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