The United States will be able to train its troops in Finland and station military equipment, but temporarily. This implies an agreement between countries Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) on defense cooperation.
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The Pentagon gained access to 15 Finnish military bases, including a warehouse area near the railway leading to the border with the Russian Federation.
Speaking to the press at the signing ceremony, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called it a historic step in cooperation between the two countries and welcomed Finland’s entry into NATO.
Blinken devoted a significant part of his speech to the importance of supporting Ukraine, emphasizing that Finland provides significant humanitarian as well as military support to Kyiv in defense against Russian aggression.
The Kremlin also reacted to the conclusion of a defense agreement between the United States and Finland. The day before, Russian President Putin falsely claimed that the West had allegedly “dragged” Finland into NATO, and warned of “problems” that would arise in relations between Moscow and Helsinki, and said that he had ordered the creation of a new Leningrad Military District in the region bordering Finland. writes Radio Liberty.
Finland has completely closed its borders with Russia in recent weeks due to a surge of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, trying to cross the border and seeking asylum.
Finland said Russian authorities were deliberately encouraging migrants to travel to Finland in an attempt to destabilize the country.
Source: Racurs
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