Russia Threatens. Are NATO’s New Borders Ready?

Russia Threatens. Are NATO’s New Borders Ready?

NORTH KARELIA, Finland — Bears, wolves and moose still cross the frontier freely, but for the border guards patrolling this stretch of fields and forest, this is where NATO ends. A line of wooden poles and painted markers cuts through the light green grass, separating Finland from Russia along the alliance’s longest border with Moscow

NATO's eastern flank prepares to fend off Russia — with or without America

A guard patrols the newly built fence along the Russia-Finland border in Finland's North Karelia region.Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFPNORTH KARELIA, Finland — Bears, wolves and moose still cross the frontier freely, but for the border guards patrolling this stretch of fields and forest, this is where NATO ends.A line of wooden poles and painted markers cuts through the light green grass, separating Finland from Russia along the alliance's longest bor…