The new checkpoint lasted one month. FSB border guard service says they remove the gate due to the stable situation in the border zone. A press-release issued on February 1st gives reference to reports in regional and international media that the control regime was intensified with the sudden appearance of the new checkpoint at the 26 kilometer point on the road Salmijärvi – Zapolyarny.
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The new checkpoint at 26 kilometers near Salmijärvi lasted one month. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Drivers were taken by surprise when stopped at the checkpoint and asked for yet another passport control, the third after crossing into Russia from Norway.
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FSB border guard service says in the press-release that they have the right to put up new checkpoints in the border zone if the situation requires so.
Such checkpoints can again be set up both at the 26 kilometer point and at Titovka.
The checkpoint at Titovka was also removed in early January due to changes in the geographical area of the border zone towards Norway. The adjusted boundary is now north of the two towns of Nikel and Zapolyarny.
