Antti Hyakkonen

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Antti Hakkonen is the Minister of Defense of Finland, as repeatedly stated in the provided snippets. He has publicly explained Finland's decision not to transfer Patriot missile interceptors to Ukraine, citing the need to maintain national air defense readiness and the country's status as a 'frontline state.' He has also addressed security measures in the Gulf of Finland, linking them to drone activity near Saint Petersburg, and confirmed Finland's procurement of RBS 70 NG air defense systems. Additionally, he commented on the repeal of Finland's long-standing ban on nuclear materials followi…

Events

• Finland Finds Russian-Linked Drone Near Porvoo
• Finland Refuses to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
• Finland has amended its legislation to remove the ban on the import
• Finland imposed air restrictions over the eastern part of the Gulf…
• Finland's president approved amendments to nuclear legislation that…

Recent coverage

• Defense Minister Hykkonen: Russia notified Finland about the drifting drone — Вечерняя Москва
• Finland authorities do not plan to transfer interceptors for Patriot to Ukraine: Defense Minister Antti Haakkonen explained... — Рыбарь
• Minister of Defense of Finland spoke about the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine — Фонтанка
• Minister of Defense of Finland reported on refusal to transfer air defense missiles to Kyiv — Коммерсантъ
• Finland Refused to Transfer Ukraine Patriots — Ведомости
• Head of Finnish Ministry of Defence Hakkinen stated that his country has no intention of supplying Ukraine with interceptor missiles for air defense Patriot systems... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• "Did everything": Finland responded to Zelensky's request to transfer rockets to Kyiv — Вести
• Minister of Defense of Finland Hakkinen refused to hand over Ukraine air defense missiles — Вечерняя Москва
• Finland refused Ukraine to transfer rockets for Patriot — Москва 24
• Finland's Minister of Defence Explains Movement Restrictions in the Gulf of Finland — Вести
• Finland's Minister of Defense Allows Closure of the Gulf of Finland Due to Ukrainian Drone Activity — Коммерсантъ
• Finland purchases air defense systems from Sweden worth €108 million — Фонтанка
• Medshev reacts to Finland's decision to allow import of nuclear weapons — Фонтанка
• President Stubb Allows Import of Nuclear Weapons into Finland — Коммерсантъ
• Finland's Defense Minister Calls Ukraine Drone Threat Unacceptable — Вести
• Finland's Ministry of Defense Sees Threat from Ukrainian Drones to NATO — Коммерсантъ