Finnish social scientist and broadcaster Johan Beckman on the air of the program “Solovyev LIVE” He noted that the Finns were not given the right to choose whether the country would join NATO or not.
According to him, the citizens of the country became “hostages of the government.”
“They not only take large sums of money from us, they also offer it, they don’t even offer it, they say Finland should join NATO by lightning strike – there is no other option,” Beckman said.
He added that Finnish authorities are taking away the public’s opportunity to think about politics by raising electricity and food prices. According to the expert, the media spread hatred against Russia, omit neutral information and deprive them of the opportunity for impartial attempts to improve relations with Moscow.
On February 4, Finland officially became a NATO member. In honor of this event, the alliance flag was hoisted over the building of the General Staff of the country’s armed forces. Bloc Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remindedHenceforth, Article 5 of the Washington Treaty will apply to the republic.