The reason for the conversation is said to be especially the growing presence of NATO forces near the Russian border.
Russian RIA Novosti news site says The Finnish ambassador to Moscow, who was invited by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antti Helanterän for an interview because of the DCA defense cooperation agreement signed by Finland and the United States.
Spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marija Zakharova Russian officials told the Finnish ambassador that Russia “will take the necessary measures to respond to the aggressive decisions of Finland and its NATO allies”.
According to Zaharova, “aggressive decisions” include, in particular, the growing presence of NATO forces near the Russian border.
According to Zaharova, there used to be “neighborly relations” in the border area, but now it has turned into “an area of possible confrontation”. Zaharova blames the Finnish authorities for this.
Zaharova continues the same line as the Russian president Vladimir Putin commented on Finland’s NATO membership on the Rossija channel in the interview on Sunday.
Putin said in the program that the West returned Finland to NATO and expressed that all disagreements – including territorial division issues – would have been resolved in the middle of the 20th century. By this he was referring to the territories lost to the Soviet Union in the Winter and Continuation War.
According to Putin, the new military district established in the northwestern parts of Russia was decided to be established in response to Finland joining the military alliance.
– We had no problems [Suomen kanssa]but now they will come because we are establishing the Leningrad Military District and concentrating a certain number of military units there, Putin said.
Finland joined NATO and signed the DCA agreement due to Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine.
Finland signed the DCA agreement yesterday, which will make it easier for American troops to travel and operate in Finland.
Within the framework of the agreement, defense equipment, supplies, material and soldiers can be brought to Finnish soil from the United States.
The United States has similar DCA agreements with more than 20 countries.