Russia SHUTS DOWN border with Europe amid fears over new migrant route through the ARCTIC
A SURGE in migrants sneaking into Europe and Russia through the ARCTIC has prompted unprecedented border closures.
By OLI SMITH
Express.co.uk
Sat, Apr 2, 2016
Russia has closed down some of their borders as migrants desperately try to sneak into Europe via the Arctic.
The extreme route has seen a dramatic escalation in migrant chaos as a border clampdown leaves thousands stranded across the Balkans and Greece.
The number of people applying for aslyum at the freezing Arctic crossings has already doubled from what it was for the entirety of last year.
Russia and Finland have now agreed to temporarily close their Arctic border to migrants.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to tighten controls at the joint Arctic border in a move to halt the illegal crossing of migrants.
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