The Kremlin has warned that a possible accession of these countries to the Atlantic Alliance “would require a response from our country.”
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RussiaMaria Zajarova, has warned Finland already Sweden that joining NATO would entail “serious political-military repercussions”.
Zajarova made this known at a press conference after both Nordic countries expressed their support for the Ukrainian government against the Russian invasion that began on Thursday and were invited to participate in the extraordinary NATO summit as observers, since now itself do not participate in the Atlantic Alliance.
“Finland and Sweden should not base their own security on harm to the security of other countries,” Zajarova said in comments collected by Newsweek.
“It is clear that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, which is above all a military alliance, would have serious political-military repercussions that would require a response from our country“, has warned.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin had made it known this past Thursday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “would change the meaning of the debate” about her country’s accession to NATO.
Likewise, in the last hours, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Volodimir Zelenski, has thanked Sweden and Ukraine for the military, technical and humanitarian aid provided.
Source: Eitb
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