US military access to 15 military bases in Finland

According to Fars News Agency International Group, news sources reported on Saturday that the recent military cooperation agreement between America and Finland gives American forces access to 15 military installations, including five military bases near Russia.

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Russia and Finland share a 1,340-kilometer border. Tensions between Helsinki and Moscow have escalated since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, prompting Finland to join the NATO military alliance.

The Finnish government a day later Since Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the country about the consequences of its membership in the NATO alliance, he signed an agreement with the United States to strengthen military cooperation.

Finland since the invasion Russia has supported Ukraine in February 2022. This country has sent 2 billion dollars of military and economic aid to Kiev. Finland’s parliament is considering a new round of support, Valtonen said.

The bilateral agreement with the United States will make it easier to stockpile agreed military equipment, according to Finland’s foreign minister.

Valtonen added that the Finnish parliament is expected to quickly approve the new treaty with the United States. He said that all Nordic countries, including Sweden, which is not yet a member of NATO, will sign a bilateral security and technology agreement with Washington by the end of the year. America also said in this regard: “We now have a network of defense cooperation agreements that extends from the north to the south of Europe, from the Norwegian Sea to the Black Sea.”

Finland 2.4% It has spent its GDP on upgrading its defense systems.

The President of Russia said in response to Washington’s signing of the agreement with Helsinki: “There were no problems along the border, but now there will be, we will create the Leningrad military zone there and definitely We will concentrate military units there.”

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