Putin gives orders to increase Russian army and strengthen its border with FinlandVladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, has given orders to increase the country’s army to 1.5 million servicemen in the next three years, as well as to create an army corps and two military districts near the border with Finland.Source: Russian state-owned news agencies RIA Novosti and RBK, referring to a statement by Sergei Shoigu, the Minister of Defence of the Russian FederationQuote: "The President of the Russian Federation has made a decision to increase the number of servicemen in the Armed Forces to 1.5 million.Along with the increase in the army, the Russians are planning to:- create two new inter-service strategic territorial associations: the Moscow and Leningrad military districts;- form an army corps in Karelia;- turn seven brigades into motorised infantry divisions;- strengthen the combat component of the Navy, the Air Force and the Strategic Rocket Forces.Reference: Both the Karelia and Leningrad oblasts of the Russian Federation border Finland, which has applied for NATO membership amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.He was also planning to increase the draft age limit in Russia and increase the number of contract servicemen."