MOSCOW, August 22. /TASS/. The closure of the border with Russia is part of Finland's preparations for a potential military conflict, while allegations of a hybrid war are a fabrication by Western handlers of the Finnish media, Finnish military correspondent Kosti Heiskanen told TASS.
"Claims that Russia is waging some kind of hybrid war against Finland using Middle Eastern migrants are absolute nonsense," Heiskanen said. "Finland is an EU member, and the bloc advocates for providing humanitarian aid to these migrants crossing the border. I believe the border was closed to build bunkers, military fortifications, and prepare for a potential military conflict."
According to him, "no one who understands the situation — neither journalists nor political observers — can confirm that migrants are waging a 'hybrid war.' It's a lie concocted by Western handlers of the Finnish media, which are controlled by globalists."
The war correspondent noted that regular Finns are tired of the propaganda, but the public "is still buying it."
"Closing the border is a deranged act by President Alexander Stubb. He has ruined the infrastructure and driven the entire Finnish economy into a recession, because it is impossible to imagine Finland without Russia," Heiskanen emphasized.
