In an interview with political scientist Dmitry Levy “Lentoy.ru” He stated that Russia has already accepted the fact that Finland and Sweden are in a hostile alliance for it, and that the signing of documents on the countries’ accession to NATO will not change anything.
According to him, there was no revelation or shock for Moscow in the current situation, for example, as Kyrgyzstan has decided to join NATO. Finland and Sweden have long and fully participated in the exchange of information with NATO countries, including intelligence, therefore Russia considers them part of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Levy also predicted the Kremlin’s reaction to the bloc’s expansion. He believes that after the “ribbon cut” from Russia, a series of diplomatic statements will begin that this step is an escalation and violates stability.
“But in general, everything will be limited to that,” said the political scientist.
Former Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar declarationThat Finland and Sweden have not taken concrete steps to meet Ankara’s demands for NATO membership.
Prior to that, Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed a tripartite memorandum that removed the barriers for countries to join NATO. In particular, it concerns the lifting of restrictions on the defense industry in Ankara, as well as the ban on the activities of organizations considered terrorist in Turkey.
Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership in May. This decision was not supported by Hungary and Turkey.