Politics

Russia to fortify 1,300 km border with Finland amid fears of ‘unfriendly acts’

The Kremlin has long condemned NATO’s eastward expansion, casting it as a threat to Russia's national security.
The Kremlin has long condemned NATO’s eastward expansion, casting it as a threat to Russia's national security. Photo: WikiCommons/Vyacheslav Argenberg

The move follows NATO’s opening of a new command center just 140 kilometers from the Russian border.