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A Russian Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile brigade has been deployed along the border with Finland, state media outlet Izvestia confirmed, which comes as a show of force amid the recent re-establishment of the Leningrad Military District in response to Finland’s accession into NATO.

Last week, the Finnish government decided to temporarily shut down sea border checkpoints in the eastern Gulf of Finland to private boats. This move aims to prevent migrants from using this route to enter the EU from Russia. Additionally, Finland has no plans to reopen ground border checkpoints with Russia, which have been closed since November 30. Currently, the sea...

Newly elected Finnish President Stubb has signed new bi-lateral security agreements with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kyiv today on a high-profile visit since his assumption of the office on March 1st, 2024. It is clear that President Stubb, as expected, is to continue the close partnership and support for Ukraine that defined the prior Niinistö administration. President Zelensky made...

Finnish President Niinistö has officially signed the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) today, greenlighting the deployment of NATO forces on Finnish soil, a nightmare scenario for the Soviet Union and an uncomfortable reality for the Russian Federation which has opposed NATO enlargement. It has also approved the Paris Protocols which allows for the establishment of an international NATO headquarters...

According to a press release from the Swedish Defense Material Administration (FMV) the Swedish government has signed a military arms agreement valued at 5.3B SEK (505M USD) for 321 armored vehicles under the Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) Agreement between Finland, Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and the manufacturing company, Patria. The post indicated that these 321 systems will be the Pansarterrängbil...