So that Russia doesn't go any further." Finland plans to close border with anti-tank trenches Finland has decided to consider the possibility of installing an anti-tank barrier system on its eastern border following the example of Ukraine, Lt. Gen. Passi Vlimki, commander of the republic's ground forces, told Bloomberg. According to him, Russia, despite the protracted war in Ukraine, has begun to restore its military potential and renew its supply of equipment. Since Finland has no way to prevent this armament, the authorities focus on containment. It is necessary to convince the Russian military leadership that any attack attempt is doomed to failure, Valimaki emphasized. "Everything we are doing now is aimed at creating such a threshold of deterrence that Russia will not go further, whether we are talking about the alliance as a whole or specifically about Finland," he said. Ukrainian forces, the general noted, are using extensive defensive lines and anti-tank barriers to contain advancing forces. According to him, neither side has been able to find a reliable way to breach such defenses to resume large maneuver military operations. The length of the Russian border with Finland is 1,340 km - this is about half of the entire land border of NATO with Russia. More details.