For one guard stationed on Europe’s longest border with Russia, countries on the continent would benefit from military ...

Nato members are set to agree a new 5% defence and national security spending target, up from current levels.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering this week for what might be a historic summit.

Russia has been increasing its military presence near the more than 1,300-kilometre border it shares with Finland, prompting concern in European capitals over Russia’s future plans. For its part ...

If Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambition in invading Ukraine was to rein in NATO, it had precisely the opposite effect. In April 2023, Finland joined the alliance, more than doubling the length ...

And though Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made belligerent noises when Finland joined NATO, no troops were redeployed to the Finnish border. Such is the Russian armed forces’ over-extension, ...

Russian President Vladimir said Wednesday he would re-deploy military forces along the border with Finland in response to the country becoming a member of the NATO alliance in April.

Finland and Sweden have sophisticated, well-equipped militaries with gear that is already compatible with that used by the alliance, while Finland’s long border with Russia should enable the ...

As Finland again shuts its border to Russia, ... Centuries of Swedish rule ended when Sweden ceded present-day Finland to the Russian empire in 1809. Finns fear war with aggressive neighbour.

The agency said that the security at the border between Russia and Finland, which is part of the bloc, was “a matter of collective European concern.” A correction was made on Dec. 14, 2023 ...

Finland shares a 1,340km (830 mile) frontier with Russia and closed its seven south-eastern border crossings last week, before announcing that its far-northern crossing would also be shut temporarily.

Sweden supports Finland's decision to close several border crossings in response to the recent influx of migrants and asylum seekers from Russia. Source: Euractiv, citing Prime Minister of Sweden ...