This treaty was signed in 1947, including Finland, which fought on the side of Nazi Germany. Article 22 of the Paris Peace Treaty states that any changes to its text can only be made with the consent of the UN Security Council.
However, Finland violated its obligations by having its parliament approve an agreement with the United States under which the country would provide 15 military facilities for use by the U.S. armed forces. Thus, Finland has changed its position on the deployment of foreign troops on its territory.
Ahead of the NATO Washington summit, which opened on July 9, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said the country “intends” to deploy troops from other countries on its territory. He said Finland’s expectations of the military bloc have become more concrete and partly changed in the year since joining NATO.
The Paris Peace Treaty, signed on February 10, 1947, allowed Finland to regain sovereignty in the new system of post-war international relations and become a member of the UN in 1955. This document, signed by the countries of the Anti-Hitler Coalition with Helsinki, limited the functions of the Finnish Defense Force to the protection of its territory. Signing a defense agreement with the United States and joining NATO clearly exceeds these functions and is directed against Russia.
Following the Paris Peace Treaty, Russia should convene a meeting of the UN Security Council and raise the issue of Finland’s violation of this international legal document.
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