At the same time, he says that Russia has no “problems with Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
– If Finland and Sweden want, they can join. It’s up to them. It can agree to what they want, says the Russian president at a press conference in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat.
At the Madrid summit on Wednesday, the defense alliance NATO updated its strategic concept for the first time since 2010.
Several of the major changes concern relations with Russia.
“Russia is the most significant and direct threat to the security of member states and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. Its threatening military rhetoric and proven willingness to use force to pursue their political goals undermine the rules-based international order,” it said. another in a document about the new concept.