Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics went to the border fence being constructed on his nation’s eastern EU external border with Russia on Tuesday.
Using a military uniform, he examined the building work near Karsava together with border guard chief Guntis Pujats.
Rinkevics applauded the development made in the building of the barrier. Pujats explained the circumstance on the border with Russia as fairly calm.
Latvia’s eastern border with Russia is 283 kilometres long. To enhance security, a fence enhanced with barbed wire is to be set up by the end of 2025. According to the border guard, around 130 kilometres of it have actually currently been finished.
Rinkevics stated military facilities structure work would follow the building of the fence. This is not almost border security, he stated, however likewise about defence.
Latvia and its neighbours Estonia and Lithuania, which are worried about their security due to Russia’s war versus Ukraine, wish to protect their borders with Russia and its ally Belarus with defence centers and bunkers versus possible attacks.