Finland to Ban Most Russian Arrivals by Car From Midnight
Finnish Border Guards near the Finnish-Russian border near Imatra, Finland.
Photographer: Alessandro Rampzzo/AFP/Getty Image
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Finland will stop most Russians attempting to cross the border between the two countries by car as it implements European Union trade sanctions.
Starting at midnight, cars registered in Russia can only be brought into Finland if they belong to EU nationals permanently residing in Russia, to diplomats or to people arriving on humanitarian grounds, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told reporters on Friday.