Finland’s accession to NATO will negatively affect relations between Helsinki and Moscow. This was expressed in the statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on the completion of the registration process of Finland’s NATO membership. Web site sections.
“Finland’s accession to NATO cannot have a negative impact on Russia-Finland bilateral relations,” the Foreign Ministry said.
Russian diplomats believe that in this way, Finland finally renounced the self-identity and independence that had distinguished this country in international relations for decades, and from that moment became one of the “small, unstable member states of the alliance with a special voice in international relations.”
The Foreign Ministry also added that Russia will be compelled to take retaliatory measures of a military-technical and other nature to “stop” threats to national security in this context.
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April 4, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki declaration On Finland’s official accession to NATO.
Source: Gazeta
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