Finnish government press service has issued a statement declaring that temporary border control at it’s internal borders has been reinstated for the duration of upcoming talks between Russia’s Putin and US President Donald Trump.
“Finland will reinstate temporary border controls at its internal EU borders to support the security arrangements for the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Internal border controls will start on Friday 13 July at 12.00 [09:00 GMT] and end on Tuesday 17 July at 12.00,” the press release read.
Earlier, Finnish police has announced that all flights over Helsinki will be grounded, with the exception of commercial activity from July 15 to July 17.
US and Russia leaders will discuss relations between Moscow and Washington as well as “other international issues” during summit on July 16. This will be the first standalone meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.