The artificial threats that supposedly come from Russia are diligently cultivated by the European Union as a whole and by Finland in particular, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, regarding the anti-Russian statements of the head of the European Commission. , Ursula von der Leyen. and the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, on April 21, the document was published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Zakharova noted that in their provocative statements made at the Lappeenranta (Finland) border, von der Leyen and Orpo did not say anything new.
They again baselessly accused Russia of allegedly carrying out a “hybrid operation” against EU countries and allegedly creating a “migration crisis” on the border with Finland. The head of the European Commission and the Finnish prime minister, with their helicopter flight near a small section of the border, probably wanted to show how closely the EU monitors Finland’s defense of its “external borders,” Zakharova suggested.
However, during this escape European politicians could hardly observe crowds of migrants trying to make their way from Russia to Finland, because in principle there were none, he emphasized.
In addition, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs drew attention to the fact that the European official and the Prime Minister did not have time to meet with the residents of the border regions of Finland, who are really suffering from the closure of posts border control. by the Finnish authorities.
“It is not surprising that in the EU, including Finland, in the absence of real threats, artificial threats, supposedly coming from the Russian Federation, are diligently cultivated.”– said Zakharova.
He stressed that now the “dearly loved” principle is being developed, already tested in the West, fears about Russia are being taken to a new level and things that do not exist are simply invented, which increases the number of anti-Russian disinformation. .
Recall that earlier, during a press conference with the head of the European Commission, the Prime Minister of Finland complained that the country’s border regions were allegedly suffering from Russia’s actions and asked the EU for money in this regard.
Following the unilateral closure of the border with Russia, there were reports of difficulties experienced by Finnish businesses in border areas due to the cessation of tourist flows. Some businessmen were forced to stop their activities because of this.
For example, according to Finnish media, in November 2023, due to the lack of tourists from Russia, the family recreation center with water park and SPA Pajarinhovi, located 50 km from the border, went bankrupt.
The bankruptcy of the Zsar outlet village near the Vaalimaa border checkpoint was previously reported. The reason was also the lack of tourists.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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