Dinija Jemeļjanova / Latvijas Televīzija

State JSC "State real estate" (VNĪ) has committed to completing the fence for a total of approximately 180 kilometers by the end of this year – faster than on the border between Latvia and Belarus, where the overall length was smaller. The plan to do this is to outsource the work to various builders, including the National Armed Forces (NBS). Trees and shrubs still need to be felled in many places.

The new fence will be different from the one that was being built he...