Joining the North Atlantic Alliance, Helsinki tried to show its conflict with Russia. This view was expressed by Long Jing, deputy director of the Center for European Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Relations Studies. The expert is sure that Finland did not take this step out of a desire to ensure its safety.
“I think Finland did not join NATO to get a guarantee of protection or weapons from the alliance. “His participation in NATO is more symbolic to show his change in his position regarding the regional security structure and to show that he is facing off against Russia,” he said. TASS
Long Jing is confident that Finland’s NATO membership will “affect the question of Russia’s national security” and that Moscow can take serious retaliatory measures.
The Chinese political scientist is confident that the actions of the Finnish authorities could lead to a worsening of the security situation in Europe. According to him, the current situation in this region is reminiscent of the Cold War times.
Former Russian Ambassador to Belgium Alexander Tokovinin declarationThat Finland’s decision to join NATO was a strategic mistake, and that the line of Western countries led to an increased threat of direct confrontation of nuclear powers.
Bradley Devlin, columnist for the American Conservative (AC) reminded Finland on commitments to join NATO. He noted that Finns will be shocked when they realize that being a NATO member means fighting in alliance wars.
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.