Justice Minister Emily Mehl said Norway could follow Visinha Finlandia's example, citing the issue of illegal immigration.
Norwegian Justice Minister Emily Mehl said Norway could build a fence along its border with Russia. The northern country, whose border with its eastern border is 198 kilometers long, installed a 200-meter-tall barrier in 2016, citing the need to contain the influx of illegal immigrants.
Last April, Vizinha Finlândia began construction of its own site near Malha d'Aco, which is supposed to cover about 200 kilometers and 1,340 kilometers of the country's border with Russia until the end of 2026.
Helsinkoia has reported an increase in attempts to cross Russian territory illegally since 2022. The Nordic country accused Moscow of deliberately directing migrants from countries such as Somalia and Syria to cross the border. Russia believes these allegations “Unfounded.”
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) on Saturday quoted Mehl as saying that after seeing a fence erected near Finland, he concluded that a similar barrier might also be necessary in Norway.
“The border fence is very interesting, not only because it can act as a deterrent, but also because it contains sensors and technology that allows people who have moved around the border to be detected.” ela disse according to the story.
The minister stressed that it is possible to erect such a barrier along the entire border with Russia, which would allow Oslo to determine the date of the border in a short period of time.
When Norwegian authorities first erected this type of barrier in 2016, the project sparked criticism from some national politicians and activists.
The press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Oslo, Maxim Gurov, at the time told NRK that “It is incomprehensible to us what practical necessities this fence will provide.”
Several fence-building initiatives have begun to emerge in several Nordic and Baltic countries over the past two years, in the context of growing tensions between NATO and Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Norway has become one of NATO's two founding nations, with Finland joining the US-led military bloc in April 2023, citing security measures taken by Russia. Helsinkoia also abandoned its decades-long policy of neutrality and dramatically devalued its strong traditional ties with Moscow.
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