DISINFO: Finland has decided to buy 64 fighters from the US
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DISINFO: Finland has decided to buy 64 fighters from the US

SUMMARY

Finland has decided to buy 64 fifth generation fighters from the US for 12,5billion $, which are able to carry American nuclear bombs. Maybe Finns are not aware that all Iskanders [short-range ballistic missile system] at the Leningrad Oblast now most likely look not only at the Baltic countries, but also at Finns.

These new capabilities might create willingness, in the future, for Finland to redraw the map [referring to the parts of Finland lost in the WWII to the Soviet Union].

RESPONSE

The decision to procure multi-role fighters will be made by the Finnish Government only in 2021.

All in all, the fighter procurement will take 10 to 15 years to complete. For further details on the timeline see here. The options on the table are two fighter models from the US, and one from France, UK, and Sweden.

Message in line with pro-Kremlin disinformation related to military capabilities, often designed to simultaneously threaten, ridicule, and create an impression of an aggression directed at Russia. See similar example here and here. Disinformation about other countries' willingness to change borders is a frequent line in pro-Kremlin disinformation, see examples here and here.

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