Russia: Finland joins NATO is a direct threat to us
Russia has reacted strongly to Finland's announcement that it will make a formal application to join the NATO: 'We will have to respond militarily, technically and by other means to the security threats to our borders.'
Tali Goldstein
12/05/2022
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 14:13 Updated: 14:15
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Russia responded today (Thursday) to Finland's announcement earlier that it intends to make a formal application to join NATO. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to reporters that Finland's entry into NATO is "definitely" a threat to Russia.
He added that Finland had joined the EU in taking unfriendly measures towards Russia, an unfortunate thing and a reason for a symmetrical response.
Peskov also said that everyone wants to avoid a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, and that the expansion of the military alliance will not make Europe or the world more secure. .
Asked what the Russian response would look like, Peskov replied: "It all depends on the process of NATO enlargement, if that happens and how close the military infrastructure will be to our borders." "NATO is a radical change in the country's foreign policy," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Russia will have to respond militarily, technically and in other ways, to stop the security threats to its borders."
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Russia tried to justify the invasion of Ukraine in late February as a means of defending itself against the culture-coding east of NATO. However, Finnish President Sauli Ninista said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the decision made by Helsinki.
Look in the mirror, "he said before the announcement this morning.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg praised Finland for the announcement, saying that its accession process to the organization would be" fast and smooth "and that Finland would be" warmly received ". The Soviet Union, and now NATO members, welcomed Finland's announcement.
Denmark and Norway that are in NATO have said they will put pressure on them to speed up Finland's accession to NATO.
A Pentagon spokesman told MSNBC that there would be no problem integrating Finland into the NATO alliance.
Finland, which shares a 1,300km border with Russia as well as a troubled past, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014. However, until the invasion of Ukraine in February, the Nordic country refrained from joining To an alliance to maintain friendly relations with the neighbor to the east.
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