In the midst of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russia threatened Finland that it would be “forced” to respond if the long-neutral country joined NATO.
The Russian Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Thursday.
The statement read, “Finland joining NATO is a radical change in the country’s foreign policy.
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“Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps, both of a military-technical and other nature, in order to stop threats to its national security arising.”
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin recently stated that the nation should seek to join NATO “without delay.”
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has transformed the arithmetic on NATO membership for nations like Finland and Sweden, with Finland seriously contemplating joining the alliance.
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