 Russian troops will be deployed on the border with Finland, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russia One TV channel and Russia's RIA state news agency, the Russian leader said Finland's accession to NATO was meaningless, adding that he does not understand what has prompted the need for the alliance in Helsinki. Our relations used to be very good. But now the situation will change, Putin said. It should be noted that Finland joined NATO in April 2023.Earlier, Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service warned that Moscow is planning to possibly double the number of troops along its western border with the Baltic states in Finland, as it anticipates a potential military conflict with NATO in the coming decade. Russians are planning to increase the military force along the Baltic state's border, but also the Finnish border. We will highly likely see an increase of manpower, about doubling perhaps. We will see an increase in armed personnel carriers, tanks, artillery systems over the coming years, Kalpo Rosin, the head of the service said. Recall Russia unilaterally terminated a Finnish-Russian border agreement dating back to 2012. While this move is largely symbolic as the agreement was suspended following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it nonetheless demonstrates Russia's willingness to escalate tensions with its neighbor along its northernmost boundary with the EU and NATO.