Finland's President calls for air defenses to be modernized

On Thursday, Finnish President Alexander Stubb met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda in Vilnius for official talks focused on regional security, NATO interoperability, and European defence capabilities.

During his visit, Stubb emphasized the urgent need to modernize and strengthen European integrated air and missile defenses. He also stressed that Europe must ramp up its defense capabilities, take on greater responsibility for its own security, and shift to joint defense production to deter external threats.