The State Duma called the Finnish nuclear power plant's refusal to let in a schoolchild with Russian citizenship Russophobia

Russophobia is growing and strengthening in European and NATO countries, including Finland, and Western politicians are trying to accuse even Russian children of threatening the state. Viktor Vodolatsky, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, pointed this out in a conversation with Izvestia on January 31.

Earlier in the day, Finnish media reported that the administration of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant had banned a child with dual citizenship - Finland and Russia - from attending a tour on its territory because he allegedly could pose some kind of threat to the security of the power facility.

"Today in the countries of Europe, in NATO, in particular in Finland and Sweden, hatred of Russia is very actively nurtured. Everything anti-Russian is at a premium today. And that's why the Russophobic policy, which the Anglo-Saxons raised already a few years ago, today is actively propagandized on all expanses, and for them our children are also a threat," Vodolatsky commented.

However, the politician believes, there are already countries where people realize that the anti-Russian policy has led them to a dead end, for example, Slovakia and Hungary. Thus, the deputy emphasized, the Finns will soon also realize that they suffer from Russophobic rhetoric. In addition, rallies are already taking place in Finland against the policy of the current leadership towards the Russian Federation and in favor of opening checkpoints on the border.

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Earlier, on November 30 last year, a demonstration demanding the opening of the border with Russia was held by the organization "Free Movement" and a number of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In their opinion, the closed border puts people seeking asylum in danger, and the words of Finnish politicians that open checkpoints threaten the country's security, criminalize refugees and increase racism.

In addition, Olga Peeva, who moved from Finland to Russia with her family on November 2, shared with Izvestia that the reason for the change of residence was Russophobia.

In November 2023, Finland closed all checkpoints on the border with Russia under the pretext of an influx of migrants from third countries. At the time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow was ready to work with Helsinki to resolve the situation.