Russia has already announced plans to strengthen its forces in the newly established Leningrad military district near Finland.
Russia says it has established a new brigade equipped with Iskander ballistic missiles in Karelia. According to the news published by Izvestija on Friday it is a countermeasure to Finland joining NATO.
The new missile brigade in Finland was previously reported by Verkkouutiset.
– Establishing a missile brigade is a very timely action. This is a sufficient response to Finland’s joining NATO, says the former commander of the Baltic Sea fleet, admiral Vladimir Valuev For Izvestija magazine.
Russia has already announced plans to strengthen its forces in the newly established Leningrad military district near Finland.
Another “military expert” interviewed by Izvestija Dmitri Boltenkov According to Russia, it is now necessary to keep an eye on the Finns, with whom it was possible to live in good neighborly relations before. Boltenkov seems to be a mystery as to why Finland decided to join NATO.
According to Boltenkov, the strengthening of Russian forces in the northwestern direction is justified because Finland itself has good armed forces, and in addition, American or British soldiers may also appear in the country.