Latvia Completes 280-Kilometer Fence Along Russia Border
The interior minister framed the barrier as a security measure linked to an EU goal of building the bloc’s most modern eastern border system.
Overview
- Latvian authorities announced on December 29 that construction of the fence along the Russia frontier has been finished.
- The structure spans roughly 280 kilometers, covering the length cited by officials for the Latvia–Russia boundary.
- Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis called the barrier important for national security and signaled plans to equip it with advanced surveillance technology.
- The development was reported by Kyodo News from Berlin and carried by multiple Japanese regional outlets.
- Coverage notes heightened vigilance over Russia’s actions and references EU concerns about hybrid tactics that use migration to pressure member states.