Vesa Virtanen
General-pukovnik Vesa Virtanen is the Deputy Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces, actively involved in monitoring Russian military activities near Finland's border. Following Finland's accession to NATO in 2023, Virtanen has played a crucial role in assessing and responding to the security challenges posed by Russia, particularly in light of increased troop deployments and military infrastructure developments along the border.
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Finnish Deputy Chief of Defense, General Vesa Virtanen expressed concern about Russian actions at the border.
Satelitske slike razkrivajo povečano prisotnost ruske vojske na finski meji
Slovenia· 2025-05-13
Vesa Virtanen is the deputy chief of defense in Finland who commented on Russia's military activities and their implications.
Jutarnji list - Satelitske snimke otkrivaju Putinov novi plan, pogledajte što se događa uz granicu s Finskom
Croatia· 2025-05-13
Vesa Virtanen is the deputy chief of the Finnish army who confirmed the monitoring of Russian military activities near the NATO border.
Jutarnji list - Alarm na sjeveru Europe, Rusija gomila vojnike uz finsku granicu: 'Testiraju NATO-ov članak 5'Croatia· 2025-04-18
