Director of Operations and Planning of NATO’s International Military Staff visited Finland

<p style="margin-bottom:11px">The visit started with a review of Finland’s operating environment and the security situation in the neighbouring regions. The discussions covered current operational topics. One central topic was hybrid influencing and measures to get prepared for it. Protecting underwater infrastructure and identifying and tracking the shadow fleet were among the topics examined, among other things.</p> <p>Lieutenant General <strong>Kari Nisula</strong> emphasised the importance of joint planning and preparation:</p> <p><cite>– Preparing for hybrid influencing requires the member countries to share a unified situation picture and an ability to respond quickly. NATO’s defence and deterrence constitutes a common framework for the Alliance to get ready to respond to diverse threats from any direction and with all available means. </cite></p> <p>The programme of the visit included a meeting with the Chief of the Finnish Defence Command, Lieutenant General <strong>Vesa Virtanen</strong>. What is more, Major General <strong>Pullan </strong>became acquainted with the operation of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.</p> <p><sub><strong>NATO’s Int

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