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
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