Finland hands over military protection equipment to Ukraine
FINLAND has decided to send more aid to Ukraine.
Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen (Central) said on Sunday that Finland would send 2,000 composite helmets and 2,000 bulletproof vests to support troops opposing the Russian invasion. The country will also send 100 stretchers and equipment to Ukraine for two first aid stations.
The Ministry of the Interior is currently preparing humanitarian material, such as tents and medical protective equipment, to be sent in the coming days through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
On Sunday, Finland also granted Estonia permission to export artillery and ammunition previously acquired from Finland to Ukraine. Germany, which originally sold the device to Finland, granted a permit to re-export howitzers earlier last weekend.
Kaikkonen added that Finland has not ruled out the possibility of providing direct military assistance to Ukraine. โThis will be weighed and reviewed in the coming days,โ he said stated To Helsingin Sanomat.
Countries like Germany and Sweden already promised defense weapons and other munitions, the latter for the first time since sending aid to Finland during the 1939 Soviet invasion.
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde on sunday, your tweet aid includes 5,000 anti-tank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000 body armor and 135,000 field food.
Sweden sends military assistance to Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ. It includes 5,000 anti-tank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000 body protectors and 135,000 field food. It also includes SEK 500 million for the Ukrainian Armed Forces๐บ๐ฆ. The total support is almost SEK 1.4 billion.
– Ann Linde (@AnnLinde) February 27, 2022
On Sunday, the European Union agreed to supply some โฌ 500 million in arms and other aid to Ukraine, which it described as a watershed for a bloc of 27 countries.
For the first time, the EU is funding the purchase and supply of arms and other equipment to the country under attack. Josep BorrellHigh Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
The majority (90%) of the package consists of deadly weapons and EUR 50 million in non-lethal supplies such as fuel and protective equipment.
The EU has also tightened sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Bloc said yesterday, it closes its airspace and proposes a ban on all Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft. The Kremlin’s media machinery, namely Sputnik, Russia Today (RT) and their subsidiaries, are banned from disseminating their “toxic and harmful disinformation” to justify war and sowing divisions in the EU.
Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka (SDP) tweeted on Sunday that Finland is preparing to close its airspace to Russian air traffic.
Finland is preparing to close its airspace from Russian air traffic. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฆ
– Timo Harakka ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ซ๐ฎ (@TimoHarakka) February 26, 2022
Union stated days earlier, when it is ready to exclude major Russian banks from Swift, a global system that facilitates financial transactions between banks located in Belgium. Russia’s central bank, meanwhile, is being prevented from using its international reserves to evade sanctions, and all its funds are being frozen to prevent it from supporting the war waged by the president. Vladimir Putin.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT