"Will not compete": Europe enters the Cold War with the Russian Federation - the Finnish Ministry of Defense

Helsinki began to increase the production of cartridges, but if you take the European Union as a whole, it can be difficult, the publication reports. Allies of Ukraine may not have time in the pace of Russian production. "In Russia, there are opportunities and ability to continue this war for years. Many are overestimating that the West has won in this war that Ukraine is winning," said Hakukhenen during his visit to the United States.

The Finnish Minister of Defense has doubled the production of ammunition, but most of them are committed to Ukraine, because the assistance of Western allies has been declining recently, but the military on the front is the necessary resources. How large -scale is the production of assistance or what ammunition will receive the Armed Forces - in Helsinki refused to name.

The peak increase in production should take place in 2027, and the project is financed at the expense of investments of the Norwegian Defense Company, which has allocated $ 25 million on startup capital. At the same time, Finnish minister is convinced that the Western Aid situation may change, but the European continent needs to be intensified immediately.

"Ukraine has every chance of winning because Western countries have great economic opportunities and can raise their defensive industry to such a level with which Russia will not be able to compete. We can do it, and Ukraine can, but this requires decisive steps from the outside Western countries, "said Anti Gakkanen.

By the way, he also believes that the problem of growth of military production in Western countries may be due to the fact that not everyone is aware of the seriousness of the situation. The full -scale invasion of Russia into the territory of Ukraine has forever changed the political landscape of Europe. Many could be convinced that the conflict that has been resolved will be over, but it has been going on for almost two years.

"I think many Western countries believed that this is a short -term problem. But now I think that in the US and in NATO countries almost everyone realizes that this is the end of the last 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. We are now entering a new new Cold War, " - summed up the Minister of Defense of Finland.

We will remind, on December 22 the Major of the Armed Forces reserve in an interview with focus stated that Ukraine will be enough for spring until spring, but new deliveries from the event are needed. The Armed Forces leadership will have to postpone some operations for a longer period until the renewal of supplies. On December 21, it was reported that Europe needs a strategy and is now on the side of Russia, as Ukraine is not helping to help.