NATO’s North Watches Russia’s New Garrisons With Growing Concern

NATO’s North Watches Russia’s New Garrisons With Growing Concern

Russia is reportedly developing new military infrastructure near its border with NATO member Finland that will be able to house thousands of Russian soldiers. The new base in Novaya Vilga, which lies some 170 kilometers from Russia's frontier with NATO, is being watched closely inside Finland and the wider Baltic Sea region as Moscow beefs up its military presence in the area.

Russia’s Reported Baltic Military Build-Up Is Purely Defensive

Danish media’s sensationalist report on this subject is the latest in a series of recent moves aimed at justifying NATO’s own military build-up in the Arctic-Baltic region that Russia regards as threatening. The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR per its Danish acronym) sensationally reported in early June that “Russia is arming along Europe’s borders, preparing for a possible war”. This came nearly a month after Deputy Assistant Secretary of S…