The media learned about the Baltic States' plans to create an "iron curtain" of mines on the border with the Russian Federation

The Baltic states are planning to erect an "iron curtain" of thousands of mines on the border with Russia. This was reported on June 24 by the British newspaper Telegraph.

According to the newspaper, this decision was made after Finland, Poland and the Baltic countries withdrew from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of anti-personnel mines.

"From Lapland in the far north of Finland to the Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland, a new iron curtain is about to fall across Europe," the article says.

As the author of the article noted, "quiet pine and birch forests along the borders" will be chosen for the implementation of the initiative. It is also clarified that the issue of a specific location for explosive devices is currently being resolved.

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The day before, Bloomberg reported that the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on the European Union (EU) to allocate a large amount of funds to strengthen their borders.

Also in March, it was reported that Lithuania plans to mine the borders with Russia and Belarus, following the example of Poland.