In Finland, Russian bases near the borders were considered a consequence of joining NATO

Moscow warned that when Finland joins NATO, Russia will have to strengthen the grouping of troops along the borders with the alliance.Niiniste did not rule out the appearance of Russian military bases near Finland and the strengthening of Sauli Niinistö's presence in the Baltic

Russian officials' warnings about the consequences if Finland joins NATO is an expected reaction, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste told Ilta-Sanomat.

“This is a fairly consistent continuation of what we heard many years ago, including from President Putin,” he said. Niiniste believes that Russia can build military bases near the eastern borders of the country and begin to group troops there. The Finnish President also admits that Russia will begin to build up its military presence in the Baltic.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said earlier that Finland's entry into NATO would entail "negative consequences for peace and stability in northern Europe," and the deputy head of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, warned that Russia would have to seriously strengthen the grouping of ground forces along the borders with the alliance and significantly deploy naval forces in the Gulf of Finland.

Foreign Ministry warned Sweden and Finland about the consequences of joining NATO Politics

Finland, like Sweden, has the status of a NATO partner state. The bloc includes 30 countries, of the Scandinavian states it includes Norway and Denmark. The Finnish authorities have previously said that they will not rush into the decision to join the North Atlantic Alliance.

The “turning point”, according to Niniiste, for him was the demands for security guarantees that Russia announced in December 2021, including the non-expansion of NATO to the east.

“These requirements also extended to Finland and Sweden. <...> This suggests that Russia does not see us as it saw us, that is, as militarily non-aligned, fully sovereign stable states, and in a sense, as part of its interests, ”he said, adding that Russia thus tried to limit the choice of Finland and Sweden.

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Sources of The Times reported that Sweden and Finland are ready to join NATO this summer. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Erkki Tuomioi, Helsinki could apply in the coming weeks.

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