Hanso said in an interview with Lannen Media that he considers Finnish military help elementary. According to Hanso, comrade countries like Finland and Estonia do not need formal aiding declarations between themselves.

«For comrade countries cooperation extends much further than cooperation declarations,» Hanso said.

Hanso stressed that Estonians are also always ready to help Finland and the Finns.

Lannen Media interviewed Hanso in Lebanon where he was with Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinisto. Niinisto said that he considers Hanso's assessment "interesting".