Next to the Russian Federation: Finland proposes to place NATO headquarters in its territory

The new NATO Land Forces will be completed with both allies and Finnish servicemen. In the event of a crisis, this compound will be entitled to manage all operations of the Alliance's Land Forces in this area of ​​responsibility Finland as a member of the North Atlantic Alliance has proposed to place a new unit of the NATO Land Forces Command in Mickeli, located in the southeast . This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the country Anti Gakkanen, reports Bloomberg.

The media notes that the new unit called "Multi-Corps Land-Command Command) will be engaged in the planning, preparation and command of NATO Land Forces in Northern Europe. The general command will retain command of the Joint Forces in Norfolk (United Kingdom). Journalists point out that the unit will take place both by the Alliance Allies and the Defense of Finland.

Currently, Mickel is already commanding the Finnish Army, which is the city itself in several tens of kilometers near the border from the Russian Federation. The media adds that the new unit will be responsible for the training of NATO units and other peacetime activities. In the event of a crisis, this group will manage all NATO land forces in its area of ​​responsibility.

After the commencement of full -scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, Finland declared a change in its neutral status and expressed a desire to join NATO. On May 18, 2022, Helsinki applied for joining the North Atlantic Alliance, and on April 4, 2023, Finland officially joined NATO and became a 31st member of the organization. We will remind, on July 2, Focus reported that the Parliament of Finland approved a new defense agreement with the United States.