Finland starts fence on Russian border amid migration, security concerns


Excavators dig sand near border fence with Russia in Pelkola, Finland April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

IMATRA, Finland (Reuters) - Finland is building the first stretch of a fence on its border with Russia on Friday, less than two weeks after it joined the NATO military alliance to complete a security U-turn taken in response to the war in Ukraine.

Fearing retaliation from the east following its NATO application, the government decided last year to construct the barrier, primarily in case Russia moved to flood the border with migrants.

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