Estonia announced that the country may be forced to close its border crossing points with Russia due to increased migration pressures, Estonian Police and Border Guard announced on Feb. 13.

Estonia announced that the country may be forced to close its border crossing points with Russia due to increased migration pressures, Estonian Police and Border Guard announced on Feb. 13.

“In recent weeks, Russia has deliberately directed to the Estonian border groups of foreigners lacking the legal right to enter the European Union,” the statement reads. “If these activities continue, we will be forced to close border crossing points to protect national security and public order, as has already been done in Finland due to migration pressure.”

The Estonian government has noted an influx of migrants and asylum seekers from Russia over recent months.

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  • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    It would be absolutely great if every single country in the world would care about every person equally. Both China and the US have enough resources and space to fit like every single refugee in the world so that would be an easy fix but that’s not the situation.

    • purplepuppy@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
      15·
      4 months ago

      I agree, it would be. But instead of passing regulations to make Europe (just as rich and more populous that US) take refugees from countries they are in war with. Instead we are focusing on closing borders of other countries, not only so they can’t take refugees themselves, but to stop them from actually getting assylim in places they can, like EU. There is a difference in not fighting for right regulation to make a World more just, but to fight for new regulation that is making it less so, is definitely immoral.

      • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        The EU is not a federal government, it’s a trade alliance. It has no power to control how many refugees a country accepts.

              • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
                2·
                4 months ago

                They wouldn’t. If those refugees started crossing into other countries without permission of said countries then there would be problems and since Estonia doesn’t have the resources to keep them it’s not viable.

                  • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
                    2·
                    4 months ago

                    It’s not just because they would cross illegally, it’s because Estonia would take on the obligation to house them and stop them from crossing the border illegally, which Estonia can’t do currently. They have better chances of surviving as a soldier than as homeless during an Estonian winter. Estonia can’t save them and doesn’t have the moral burden to be the first country in the world to try to help every refugee while not being able to.