Russia assured that on Thursday poses no “threat” to Finland and Swedentwo countries that they want to join NATO, but whose accession is blocked by Turkey.

“We have regretted this orientation several times the accession of Finland and Sweden. We’ve said that many times before Russia is in no way a threat to these countriesKremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.

According to him, the two Nordic countries have “no dispute” with Russia.

“They never threatened us. We therefore pose no threat to them and we can only regret their aspirations to join the US-led military alliance, he added.

The candidacies of Sweden and Finland are a direct result of the Russian offensive on Ukraine, which the Nordic countries understood as indicating a major threat to European security from Moscow.

But your income is blocked by Turkeywhose green light is indispensable as a member of NATO.

Helsinki said on Wednesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made his decision on Finland’s accession, although he did not specify a date for joining.

Finland, bordering Russia, had tried to maintain a policy of neutrality and good neighborliness with Moscow. Sweden, in turn, pursued a policy of non-alignment.

Russia views the expansion of NATO to its borders as a fundamental threat to its security.

In fact, Ukraine’s intention to join the alliance was one of the reasons put forward by Moscow to justify the invasion launched in February 2022. (i)