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Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved a controversial bill on Friday which allows border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from Russia. The aim of the bill is to introduce temporary measures which curb migrants from entering the Nordic nation, in response to what Helsinki sees as “hybrid warfare” from Russia. Their government says Moscow is funneling undocumented migrants to the border between the two countries to orchestrate an influx of immigration. The law would allow Finnish border guards to reject migrant asylum applications at crossing points under certain circ…

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