As TASS writes, this follows from the agenda of the government meeting, which will take place on April 4.

Thus, the Ministry of Internal Affairs proposes that the government approve a resolution to close border checkpoints until further notice and centralize the filing of applications for international protection.

Earlier, Express wrote that the Finnish city of Ivalo on the border with Russia is a potential hot spot in the event of a conflict between the North Atlantic Alliance and Moscow.

As Yle reported, the emptying of settlements that are located near the Finnish border with Russia aggravates the situation in the border region, because local residents previously significantly helped the security forces by being able to report violations.