How does Finland want to protect NATO's new border with Russia? | DW News

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Published 2023-04-14
With Finland joining NATO, the alliance's border with Russia has doubled in length. DW's Teri Schultz reports from the town of Imatra, near a border area where Finland is constructing a pilot security fence of 3km length. The fence is set to stretch over 200 km in the upcoming years.

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All Comments (21)
  • @xpreame3406
    It's heartwarming to see the extent in which Russia can be toppled by their own incompetence.
  • @layton3503
    The fence is not to stop Russia, it's just to point out where the border actually is.
  • @Mosern1977
    As a Norwegian, seeing Finland preparing for the worst, is just what I expected from the prepper-nation of the Nordics. Here in Norway we didn't think that was necessary anymore. But we were wrong.
  • The colours of the flags of Finland and NATO seem to match very well indeed.
  • @maxhugen
    Great to see Finland join NATO. The Finns are an excellent asset for NATO, and I believe that NATO is an excellent deterrent to Russia. Win win. Putin has shown no appetite to engage NATO, despite endless rhetoric and empty veiled threats. 👍🇫🇮
  • Finland is a great asset for NATO - welcome fins hopefully the Swedes will be able to join in short order
  • @Dilligaf777
    So strange how Russia is so concerned with countries building their defences as if they were planning to invade it...
  • @lighterudite
    🇷🇺 : "This can be a threat for our security." Well, a wall cannot hurt you unless you charge into it with your head.
  • @OKingSizeTv
    It is such a waste to call it the Finnish border. Would be way cooler to call it the Finnish Line.
  • @jdoe4548
    fellow Finns prepare for the worst. Russia is capable of greatest stupidities possible, never underestimate them, never listen to people who say to you "Don't be afraid of Russia, why would they attack you?" We in Ukraine paid a grave price thinking Russia will never attack us.
  • You don't need to worry about Finland. If anyone can handle the Russians, it's the Finns.
  • @Sound557
    Russia: bullies and threatens its neighbors Neighbors apply to join NATO also Russia: “NATO is expanding, this is an act of aggression!!”
  • Hanna Smith nailed it: Russia is unpredictable... You need to be prepared for everything ... even the fact that Russia might be nice one day... quite unexpected... and unbelievable...
  • @blacksmith88
    Finnish terrain can be compared to Alaska. It is life-threatening to wander here and there. That's why the fence is only in certain places.
  • Welcome, Finland! A necessary & optimistic upholding of democracy! Bravo!
  • They are concerned, because in the "Winter War" Finland had to give up about 10% of their country to Russia to stop the war. That's how Russia does it. The bully never stops until they are stopped. How is it the reporters are clueless to that fact, and why they'd be concerned. Their kids are taught real history.
  • Wow, Max reporting is always so insightful and informative. I learn something new every time I watch his show.
  • @j.r.9019
    "Large numbers of Russians live in or visit Imatra every year" That's how it starts.