Finland passes a new law to boost border security with Russia

Euronews says THE FINNISH parliament amended its laws on Tuesday, to strengthen the fences along the country’s border with Russia, as the Nordic nation continues the process of joining NATO.

After Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Finland decided to formalise it’s decades-long close partnership with NATO and apply to join the military alliance. 

Motivated by concerns that Moscow will use migrants to pressure Helsinki, new amendments to Finland’s border guard law will make it easier to build stronger barriers along the 1,300-kilometre border Finland shares with Russia.

It’s the EU’s longest land border with Russia. 

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https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/07/finland-passes-a-new-law-to-boost-border-security-with-russia

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