Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mariya Zakharova said, “The participation of Finland and Sweden in NATO, which is primarily a military bloc, will have serious political-military consequences that will require our country to respond.” His words were answered by Sweden.
Prime Minister Andersson said in a statement that Sweden will decide its own security policies.
Pointing out that they do not plan to join NATO, Andersson said that Russia does not have an alarming threat and military activity on the Swedish borders.
ANSWER FROM FINLAND
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the debate on NATO membership in Finland “changed after the start of the war in Ukraine”.
On the other hand, the US State Department made a statement that “the doors are open to Sweden and Finland if they want to join NATO”.
Although Finland and Sweden are not NATO members, they attended the NATO Extraordinary Summit yesterday, where Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine was discussed.
RUSSIA: IT HAS CONSEQUENCES
Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mariya Zakharova, made statements about the possible NATO membership of Finland and Sweden at the press conference.
Arguing that the security of countries should not be built at the expense of the security of other countries, Zaharova said, “The participation of Finland and Sweden in NATO, which is primarily a military bloc, will lead to serious political-military consequences that will require our country to respond.” she used the expression she.
AA