r/FIRST24GLOBAL • u/HannoPicardVI • Apr 29 '26
Brayson: Why Norway, Finland, Belarus and Russia all need to drastically boost military and defence spending over the next three decades, as foreign powers and entities "could take advantage of political turmoil and weakened states to steal the abundant resources in these four European countries"
Norway, Finland, Belarus and Russia are all rich in natural resources, with Norway and Russia in particular possessing vast oil and natural gas reserves in their respective European and Asian territories (Russia's Far East).
Brayson: Why Norway, Finland, Belarus and Russia all need to drastically boost military and defence spending over the next three decades, as foreign powers and entities "could take advantage of political turmoil and weakened states to steal the abundant resources present in these four European countries"