Russia denied accusations that it was sending migrants to the Finnish border, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling Finland's accusations "far-fetched".
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Russia denied accusations that it was sending migrants to the Finnish border
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said 'We do not accept such accusations' and called Finland's accusations 'far-fetched'
The border crossing points are being used by those who have a legal right to do so, and in this regard, our border guards are fully complying with all their official instructions
If they [the Finnish authorities] are trying to find some far-fetched reasons, then again, we do not accept such accusations against us
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