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Finland sends border guards to Latvia's Belarus frontier
Summary
A look back at the Latvian request for help on migration from Belarus, and a Belarusian espionage detention a day earlier.
What did Latvia's border with Belarus need in early September 2025? On 5 September 2025, Finland accepted a request from Latvia to deploy border guards there, to help manage increased migration from Belarus. Estonia and Lithuania were also providing support.
The decision came amid what was described as a Belarus–European Union border crisis, with Finland and Latvia coordinating directly on the deployment.
A detention a day earlier
On 4 September 2025, Belarus detained a Polish national and a Belarusian citizen on charges of espionage. Belarusian authorities alleged the two had possessed documents on Zapad 2025.
The two developments were separate reports from consecutive days. Both concerned Belarus and its neighbours in the region.
