"Iron Curtain": Poland, Finland, and the Baltic States ready to mine borders with russia

Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may mine areas along their borders with russia amid talks of a possible russian invasion of NATO countries. This was reported by The Telegraph, according to Censor.NET.

The publication recalled that all of these countries had previously announced their withdrawal from the 1997 Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of anti-personnel mines. They are expected to formally notify the UN of this decision later this month.

This will allow them to produce, stockpile, and deploy such munitions by the end of 2025. Warsaw, Helsinki, and the Baltic countries share a total border with russia and belarus of more than 3,460 km.

The Telegraph writes that military planners are already calculating which parts of Europe's forests and lakes will be mined in preparation for a possible russian invasion.

It is noted that Lithuania’s position in this context is “the most vulnerable”, as it will have to defend two borders with a total length of 740 km: with belarus to the east and russia’s Kaliningrad to the west.