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For one guard stationed on Europe’s longest border with Russia, countries on the continent would benefit from military ...
At a shooting range 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish army reservist Janne Latto opened the trunk of his car and ...
Finland, a European Union country whose accession to the NATO alliance this year after decades of non-alignment angered Moscow, shares a 1,340-km (833-mile) border with Russia that also serves as ...
Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, along with a combative history. The neighbors have fought numerous wars through the centuries, and Finland was ruled by Russia for more than a ...
"The border of NATO with Russia will basically double after we became members," Sauer said, referring to Finland's more-than-800-mile shared land border with Russia.
In late 2015 and early 2016, Finland experienced a surge of migrants seeking asylum crossing the Russian border, most of them from third countries. Then, too, Finnish officials suspected Moscow.
Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop. By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto. November 24, 2023 5:02 PM UTC Updated November 24, 2023 Item 1 of 4 Finnish ...
Finland has begun construction of a 124-mile barrier fence on its eastern border with Russia — enacting a security plan developed after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of ...
Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 123-mile border it shares with Russia, a move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland.
In a Finnish town a stone's throw from Russia, Moscow's reported military build-up on its side of the border is raising ...
Finland’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia ...
First-time host Finland brings fresh firepower to multinational drills, as allies focus on joint operations and deterrence amid growing tension with Moscow ...