Finland to send weapons and ammunition to Ukraine in policy shift

Published February 28, 2022 7:28pm ET



Finland is joining the growing number of countries that are providing weapons and other military supplies to arm Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.

Finland will supply Ukraine with 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 cartridges for the rifles, 1,500 single-shot anti-tank weapons, and 70,000 combat ration packages in a break from a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to war zones, according to a statement on Monday from the Ministry of Defense.

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