Moscow threatens to bolster border defences if western military alliance deploys troops inside Finland
Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has said, prompting a warning from Russia that it would bolster its defences near their joint border if Nato deploys any troops inside the country.
headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for Nato as a whole.”, the last country to ratify Finland’s membership, would hand its official texts to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday. Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same.
“It is a historic moment for us. For Finland, the most important objective at the meeting will be to emphasise Nato support toas Russia continues its illegal aggression,” Haavisto said in a statement. “We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.” “We will strengthen our military potential in the west and in the north-west,” Grushko said in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti state news agency. “In case of deployment of forces of other Nato members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.”Finnish voters gave a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election
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