Putin: We will answer if NATO troops are deployed in Sweden and Finland

A few hours after the announcement that Sweden and Finland want to join NATOThe Vladimir Putin sent a warning message to the two Nordic countries, stressing that any deployment of the North Atlantic Alliance army in their territories would bring Moscow an immediate response.

According to the French Agency, the Russian president in Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit stressed that such a “NATO enlargement is not an immediate threat (…) but the development of military infrastructure in the territories of these countries will of course lead to a response”.

Earlier, o Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov stated that “we are convinced that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will neither enhance nor improve the security architecture of our continent “.

The Kremlin spokesman also expressed Russia’s “concern”, according to the Athenian News Agency, adding that Moscow will closely monitor “the consequences of this (s.s .: the accession of the two countries to NATO) for our security “.

It is noted that during the informal dinner of the NATO Foreign Ministers that took place on Sunday (15/5) in Berlin, the vast majority of Member States voted in favor of the immediate accession of Sweden and Finland in the North Atlantic Alliance.

Source: News Beast

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