Five E.U. nations plan to build more than 770 miles of fencing along their borders with Russia and Belarus. One expert called it a “barbed-wire curtain.”
Finnish authorities are chopping down trees along the country’s snowy Russian border, making way for a 124-mile-long fence, 10-feet high and topped with barbed wire, which the government has started installing, saying it “cannot rely” on Moscow to maintain border security.The construction is part of a colossal effort by Finland and four other nations to fence off the European Union from Russia and its ally Belarus, which has accelerated since the invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
Each of the five E.U. countries has cited concerns that foreign governments — identified by some as Russia and Belarus — are permitting immigrants to illegally cross their borders, or could do so in the future. Finnish border officials said they hoped that by the time the $404 million barrier is completed in 2026, it will span 15 percent of the border with Russia — concentrated primarily in southeast areas around existing crossing points.
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