Finnish president Alexander Stubb argues that supporting Ukraine is not one-sided, and it is the Ukrainians who teach Europe about modern combat. "I feel that it is Ukrainians who teach us, not vice versa (for example, PAP) what types of missiles are useful and where" - said Stubb during the Helsinki safety Conference.
Finnish president stressed that Ukraine's military possible in modern combat is now a class higher than another states. According to him, many governments will work with Ukraine, including drones.
Russian drones test the West
When asked about fresh incidents with Russian drones that violated the airspace of Poland and Romania, Stubb estimated that this is "an example of how Russia tests western countries on land, sea and air". According to him, NATO's consequence was good, but these events revealed deficiencies in the air defence of NATO states.
Finland's president announced that the Alliance-led East defender mission would strengthen the defence of the east flank. The activities will begin from the south, from Poland and Romania, and will then grow to the Baltic and Finland countries and to Norway.
Stubb admitted at the same time that if Russian drones had breached Finland's airspace, this would mean "an action dictated by a very bad will or an highly incompetent action". He explained that the trajectory of drones from Russia aimed at Ukraine does not run through Finland.
Deficits of European industry
Vice-Chief of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen stressed that Ukraine learned a lot about technology and military manufacture during the war. "Now it is time to learn lessons from Ukrainian experiences" - she added during the conference.
The EU advanced typical for Technological Sovereignty has acknowledged that the EU marketplace has a deficiency of defence industry. However, it has ensured that the EU seeks to change this situation and wants to enable associate States to combine defence contracts.
Virkkunen pointed out that in the EU, most technologies are imported and that it is crucial to focus on the abolition of Community dependence in critical areas. "The defence of the east border (EU-PAP) covers many another defence aspects outside drones" - she stressed.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
