Finland provides winter defence materiel for Armed Forces of Ukraine and prepares new aid package

Finland will provide Ukraine with the 26th batch of defence aid with winter defence materiel. The Finnish president made the decision on 5 December based on a proposal from the government.

Source: European Pravda with reference to the Finnish Ministry of Defence

Details: It is reported that Finland estimates the replacement of the equipment included in the cargo to be about €25 million.

Preparations for the next aid package, which will be implemented after the end of the year, are already underway in the defence ministry.

Quote from Antti Häkkänen: "Finland has now delivered defence materiel to Ukraine to a total value of €2.3 billion. This time the package contains winter equipment for Ukrainian troops, for example. Finland is one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters, and we have no plans to change that."

More details: The detailed content, delivery method, and schedule of the aid delivery are not announced for operational reasons and to ensure the safe delivery of the aid.

The Defence Ministry added that the aid is based on Ukraine's needs and the resource situation in the Finnish Armed Forces.

Background:

• Earlier, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen warned of the danger of Western countries becoming increasingly tired of helping Ukraine.
• Elina Valtonen believes that imposing neutrality on Ukraine, as happened in Finnish history after the war with the Soviet Union in the 1940s, will not lead to a peaceful resolution of the crisis with Russia.

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