Saturday, April 15, 2023

Finland Begins Constructing The First Section Of a 200-Kilometer Fence With Russia

Finnish border guards stand near a border fence with Russia in Pelkola, Finland, April 14, 2023. Photo by Janis Laizans/REUTERS  

Moscow Times/AFP: Finland Unveils First Section of Russian Border Fence 

Finland's border guard on Friday unveiled the first section of a 200-kilometer border fence with Russia being built after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. 

Finland joined NATO just a week ago and its 1,300-kilometer border has also doubled the frontier between the U.S.-led military alliance and Russia. 

Three meters tall and topped with barbed wire, it will cost around 380 million euros ($417 million) and is due to be completed by 2026.

 Officials showed the construction site of the first three-kilometer section near the Imatra border crossing point in southeastern Finland. 

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WNU Editor: During the Cold War the Soviet Union put up the Iron Curtain. Decades later the West puts up a fence. 

Finland Begins Constructing The First Section Of a 200-Kilometer Fence With Russia  

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence -- AP  

Finland starts fence on Russian border amid migration, security concerns -- Reuters  

Finland Starts Building Fence on Parts of NATO's Eastern Flank -- Bloomberg  

Europe’s new wall: Finland is building a 124-mile-long border fence to protect itself from Russia -- El Pais

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 15, 2023 at 7:53 PM

    I still can’t believe Finland joined NATO. For what reason? All they did was make themselves a nuclear target.

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    1. AnonymousApril 15, 2023 at 8:43 PM

      It is their choice, not yours. You are not even from Finland. MYOB

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    2. AnonymousApril 16, 2023 at 12:53 AM

      I feel bad for the Laps (Sami) with the reindeer herds. Last thing they need is a checkpoint. 🍄

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  2. AnonymousApril 15, 2023 at 9:57 PM

    Gee, was it not just the other day some liberal lieing jackass on this blog said walls do not work?

    I guess the Finns do not believe the Blob's narrative either.

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  3. AnonymousApril 16, 2023 at 12:13 AM

    WNU editor: "During the Cold War the Soviet Union put up the Iron Curtain. Decades later the West puts up a fence."

    The difference being, of course, the former was constructed to keep people IN. The latter is being constructed to keep people OUT.

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