Finland aims to buy an anti-aircraft defence system from Israel to help guard its long border with Russia, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said on Saturday, citing the current war in Ukraine. Israeli defence contractors Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael Advanced Systems were under consideration for the purchase, Kaikkonen told the Yle television broadcaster. “The situation along our borders is peaceful, but we still have to be watchful and strengthen our defences,” Kaikkonen said. In December, Finland announced the purchase of 64 F-35 fighter jets from US defence contractor Lockheed Mart…