US EditionEurope Is on Edge as Russia Builds up Forces on Finland's Border. Could This Frontier Be the Next Conflict Zone?
- Russia has started moderate military infrastructure preparations near Finland’s 1,300-kilometer border following Finland’s NATO accession in 2023.
- These actions stem from Russia’s strategic response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO and plans to redeploy troops after the Ukraine war ends.
- Finnish defense officials describe the preparations as limited construction and new equipment deployment while emphasizing no immediate crisis but long-term concerns.
- Major General Sami Nurmi said the timeframe for Russia regaining the capacity to challenge NATO ranges plausibly between three to five years based on open-source assessments.
- In response, Finland has increased defense spending and readiness as NATO urges members to strengthen eastern defenses against persistent Russian threats.
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Europe is on edge as Russia builds up forces on Finland's border. Could this frontier be the next conflict zone?
Finland is closely monitoring Russia’s military activities near its eastern border after Finland’s armed forces and international media reported a build-up, the defence minister told AFP on Thursday. Finland, which dropped decades of military non-alignment to join NATO in 2023, has a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia. Satellite images published in the New York Times appear to show an expansion of Russian military infrastructure near …
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