Finnish President: We can deploy F-18s and F-35s against Russia, but they won't fly without the US

In the event of a conflict with Russia, Finland could deploy an army of more than a million against the Russians.Finnish President Alexander Stubb made this statement during the Davos forum, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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Stubb boasted of his country's military capabilities.

«We have military service – one million people did it. We can mobilize 280 troops within a few weeks. We have 62 F-18 fighter jets.

Your next question is, do they fly without the Americans? No, they don't. But do we believe they will continue to fly because it's in America's interests? Yes.

We just bought 64 F-35 fighter jets. We have the largest artillery in Europe. together with Poland. We have long-range missiles, land, sea and air.

The point is that If you ask me, can the Finnish military defend itself from a Russian attack? The whole defensive posture lies in how we do it. Yes, we can do it… And I think this is exactly the opportunity that many European countries need.”