Finnish soldiers will not participate in a Cold Response exercise in Norway over coronavirus concerns. The drills were expected to bring together 15,000 soldiers from 10 countries, but the numbers might shrink over the virus.
The decision to skip the drills was announced by the Finnish Army on Sunday. Finland, which is not formally a part of NATO, was to send 400 soldiers to take part in the alliance’s war games, scheduled to take place in the northern Norwegian region of Troms March 9-19.
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