the Nordic defence ministers today täystyrmäys of the French presidential sector Emmanuel macron rough for the Nato -criticism. The ministers were convening in Stockholm.

Macron said The Economist magazine in an interview that Nato is brain-dead and Europe can no longer rely on the fact that the united states would defend its ally.

the Norwegian minister of defence Frank Bakke-Jensen said that he has a completely different view Macronin with.

– Nato is the world’s most successful defence alliance. It is also a great organization, which has its own challenges, but they can’t talk that way.

denmark’s defense minister Trine Bramsen also disagreed with Macronin criticism.

– I believe that a strong Nato is needed during the, when there is a lot of disunity.

I’m Macronin with, however, agree that Europe should take more responsibility for their own defence. It is one of the reasons why the nordic defence cooperation is needed.

we’ve already seen this before internal disputes in Nato. They just have to deal with and they must not get locked, Bramsen said.

Estonia is not a backup plan

the Same was also the opinion of the Baltic and nordic countries meeting to come to estonia’s defense minister Jüri Luik.

– Macron wanted to maybe get some life into the interview, chuckled Luik.

We don’t have any reason to think that the French would suspect nato of the future.

the defense minister said that Estonia does not have a contingency plan to defend their.

– Relationship with the united states is crucial to us. Let us be honest – not nordic or european defense cooperation to prevent Russia. It is needed for the united states, Luik said.

Today, Estonian minister of Mart Helme tell in Estonia, visited the Finnish policy reporters that Estonia makes the plan b of Nato because of the crisis. The interior minister and the defense minister speak about it in a different way.

– Well, the answer varies depending on who you ask, Luik replied.

Protected access in the nordic countries

the Nordic defence ministers also discussed the local security situation.

–the Situation is the voltage more than 10 years ago. But just at this moment there is no acute, described the defense minister of Antti Kaikkonen the nordic countries a common situation picture.

the Nordic defence ministers decided today, Tuesday, in Stockholm, a common way to exchange information in crisis situations.

the Protected image and audio connection can be used, for example, in a situation where the gps connections disturbed. It can be used in security policy in the crisis, but also natural disaster.

This situation could have been Swedish forest fires at the time the summer of 2018.

today’s decision is part of a deepening cooperation, which was agreed last autumn. Last November, defense minister and foreign affairs minister of Iceland line would be, what kind of defence cooperation will be in the year 2025.

Sweden promises to the law of Finland for helping in crisis

the Finnish and Swedish defence cooperation, the deepening of the minister Kaikkonen promised news “when the snow is on the ground”.

Well, I don’t even date it. There when will be snow on the ground, and then have to tell you. As soon as they tell you when you have something to tell you.

in finland, the wonderment is aroused by the fact that Sweden has not yet enacted a law that allows the military to provide aid in a crisis situation for Finland.

Finland has enacted a similar law, which it is able to help Sweden, in 2017.

the Swedish defense minister Peter hultqvist’s according to the legislative work done fast.

– I Can promise you that the law provides. We do work very intensively on it.

Now, when the work is finished, we’ll take it forward. I don’t think that the actual process will be any problems, but must first come.

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