The United States will send military equipment via Estonia to prepare for the Arrow 23 exercises with Finland, the new NATO member. It has been reported Embassy United States, in Tallinn.
“The US Army 2nd Armored Brigade Battalion Combat Team will conduct operations to transport equipment through Estonia and then ferry it from the port of Tallinn to Helsinki,” the message says.
The redeployed units will include virtually an entire armored combined-arms battalion, with Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Previously recognizedThat they were considering revoking the demilitarized status of the Åland Islands after Finland joined NATO. This was reported by the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. Since 1856 this area has had a demilitarized status, ratified by a series of treaties. However, some Finnish politicians aim to get this status removed.