NATO trains its soldiers in the cold regions of northern Finland. More than 6,000 soldiers, mostly Finnish, are practicing about 70 kilometers west of the Russian border. The presence of US military is minimal.
According to the media rehearse with low temperatures “It is an obvious demonstration of how NATO’s ability can reach Finland”as reveals the commander of the British army Nick English. In statements collected by the Digital, he says that “the fact that there is a land war in Ukraine at this time, and part of the role of NATO is the deterrence.”
However, United States “is now an unpredictable variable”. “Trump and his intimate circle have been clear in his desire to move Washington away from his role as a spine of the alliance, turning towards internal affairs and towards the Indo-Pacific,” says the publication. It is not yet clear what capabilities the US president plans to withdraw from Europe.
According to the disseminated information, all the eyes are put at the next NATO summit in The Hague and the alliance officials expect “a hint of clarity about how the United States wants to remodel their relationships.”
In this way, the soldiers in northern Finland say that Washington has not participated in the drills, “nor did it provide any ability to support the exercises.” Even soThey emphasized that US military have been training with other NATO forces in recent months.
The position of soldiers in the Nordic country is not a coincidence. Recent satellite images indicate that Russia is building its bases near the Finnish border. “Construction seems to be part of a long -term effort to expand Russian military facilities at a short distance from NATO.”
For its part, Helsinki began the construction of a fence that extends over more than 120 miles on the border with Russia in 2023. The media informs that work is expected to end in four years.
However, the soldiers who are in training, in statements collected by the digital, feel that “Russia breathes them in the neck.” “Everyone is worried,” says one of them. “You can’t think about it all the time, because then you would be exhausted.”
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