Finland Completes 200-Km Russia Border Fence as Hybrid Warfare Fears Persist

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17

Finland has finished a 200-kilometer fence on its eastern frontier, adding a physical barrier to border closures already imposed against Russia.
More than 1,300 migrants without visas arrived after Finland joined NATO in 2023, and Helsinki says Moscow has repeatedly pushed migrants toward the border to destabilize the country.
The 124-mile fence backs a broader security shift that also includes a temporary Border Security Act allowing authorities to restrict asylum claims and turn back migrants during orchestrated influxes.
Finland, which shares an 833-mile border with Russia, says the measures reflect a long-term view of Russia as a threat to transatlantic security after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.