Finnish Defense Minister: We are ready to fight Russia if it attacks
The head of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, Timo Kivinen, said that his country is ready to resist "Russian aggression." This is reported by Reuters.
According to the general who headed the military department in 2019, the Finnish army over the past decades has been able to prepare well for a possible confrontation with a strong enemy. The country has an impressive arsenal of weapons, and Finnish soldiers have a high level of motivation.
Speaking about the conflict in Ukraine, Kivinen stressed that his country was preparing for just such a scenario. Therefore, as he put it, Finland is ready to fight with Russia in case of its attack.
Ukraine is too tough for Russia, like Finland
- declared the general.
It is worth noting that relations between Helsinki and Moscow are becoming increasingly tense. Previously neutral, Finland recently decided to apply to join NATO, which poses a serious threat to Russia's security. At the same time, Sweden took a similar step.
So far, Turkey is standing in the way of the aforementioned countries joining the alliance, which demands from their authorities to recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization. However, there is no doubt that sooner or later Ankara will still give the green light to the “expansion” of the bloc.
Returning to the statements of Timo Kivinen, the general should remember how the previous confrontations between Finland and the Soviet Union, whose successor is Russia, ended. During the two wars, the Finns lost about 100 thousand soldiers and a tenth of their territory. For many years, Finland was completely part of Russia (the Russian Empire).
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