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General Janne Jaakkola, the new chief of the Finnish Armed Forces, believes that Russia is unlikely to directly attack a NATO member state but may well continue hybrid attacks, including signal jamming and election interference.
NATO is “deliberately stirring up hysteria about the imaginary Russian threat in order to justify its aggressive aspirations,” the propaganda outlet RIA Novosti reported on April 23, citing Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Patria has won contracts aimed at reinforcing the Finland's armed forces capabilities both on land and in the air.
The construction of military facilities by Russia in Petrozavodsk and Alakurtti, both near the Finnish border, were reported by the Finnish publication Yle on Sept. 10, with experts and the Minister of Defense affirming however that there is presently no threat to Helsinki.