Voting under way in occupied regions of Ukraine; border queues build as people flee Russia to escape Putin’s military mobilisation
Finnish ministers on Friday evening announced that the government would prohibit Russian tourists from crossing its borders
over the next few days. “The aspiration and purpose is to significantly reduce the number of people coming to Finland from Russia,” president Sauli Niinistö told state broadcaster Yle. The United States is prepared to impose additional economic costs on Russia in conjunction with American allies if Russia moves forward with, the White House said on Friday. Russia has been planning what the US has described as sham referendums in portions of eastern Ukraine in what is seen as a step toward annexing these territories., with residents told to vote on proposals for the four Ukrainian regions to declare independence and then join Russia.
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