Finland’s Nordic neighbour Sweden, on the brink of joining NATO, signed a similar deal last week.

NATO’s newest member, Finland, has announced it will sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement next week with the United States.

The deal will allow Washington to station troops and store weapons inside the Nordic country, which shares a sprawling border with Russia.

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told a news conference in Helsinki on Thursday that Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen will sign the so-called Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) on Monday.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    11 months ago

    Remind lemmy next time someone is bitching about US defense spending.

    Yes, we could do shitloads better, but the most expensive thing on planet Earth is a 2nd rate military.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        The most expensive thing on the planet is a second-rate military. Think on that.

      • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
        01·
        11 months ago

        They benefit from the nuclear standoff. Just like unarmed people in a room with a few armed guys. Nobody’s beating anyone else up in that room.