The Kremlin estimated Monday, May 16 that Sweden and Finland joining NATO, in reaction to the Russian offensive in Ukraine, would not strengthen security on the European continent.
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We are convinced that the entry into NATO of Finland and Sweden will neither strengthen nor improve the security architecture of our continent
," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. , expressing Moscow's "
concern
" and promising to closely monitor "
the implications this will have for our security
".
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