US EditionRussia to Build Fortifications Along Entire Finland Border
Russia is constructing walls and barriers on its border with Finland to enhance security after Finland joined NATO in 2023, responding to concerns of potential hostile acts, officials said.
- On Friday, Dmitry Medvedev announced construction of walls and other barriers to increase fortifications by Russia's border with Finland, warning of potential unfriendly acts.
- Finland's 2023 NATO accession prompted Russia's response, with Medvedev linking it to the new NATO regional land forces command center near Finland's frontier.
- Despite the closure of the eastern border, Finland shut east-side checkpoints in late 2023, yet Russian migrants to Finland received 355 study permits and 300 work permits this year, Migri reported.
- Russian officials signalled a shift in border defence as Dmitry Medvedev said Finland's NATO membership predetermines a change in military approaches to the border and Moscow is beefing up border infrastructure to increase protection reliability.
- Helsinki has accused Moscow of hybrid warfare, citing GPS jamming, cyberattacks and migrant pressure tactics aimed at Finnish authorities.
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Finnish border attracts Russian attention
Possibly the result of a ‘tit for tat’ decision, the Russian Government has announced that it intends to start building fortifications along its border with Finland. This announcement which was reported by official news outlet TASS and the Moscow Times just happens to follow a decision made by the Finnish Government to build a 200 kilometre fence along its Eastern border with Russia. Source
Russia strengthens troops and fortifications in the north of Nato. Murmansk would otherwise be cut off from the Finns after an attack on the Baltics.
Russia strengthens troops and fortifications in the north of Nato. Murmansk would otherwise be cut off from the Finns after an attack on the Baltics.
It is worrying developments that can currently be observed on the Finnish border. Walls, barriers and reinforced fortifications – Russia is massively upgrading its border with Finland. Putin's trusted Dmitri Medvedev already warns of "unfriendly files" of the Nordic neighbor.
Vladimir Putin found another enemy: Finland. From where he had no problem with the Nordic country, located in neutrality for eight decades before coming to NATO, and promised that the Finnish will not have Ukraine's fate, the President now sees a broken...
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