Russia threatens “retaliatory measures” if Finland joins NATO.

 

  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has shifted Finland’s and Sweden’s calculus on NATO membership, with the latter seriously considering joining the alliance.
  • Russia has slammed Finland’s plans to join NATO soon, claiming that the country would be “forced” to retaliate if the long-neutral country joined the military alliance.  
  • Russia claimed that Finland’s membership in NATO would violate a previous agreement that “provides for the parties’ obligation not to enter into alliances or participate in coalitions directed against one of them.” It also stated that the 1992 agreement would be violated. 
  • “Finland’s accession to NATO represents a fundamental shift in the country’s foreign policy,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday. “Russia will be forced to take retaliatory measures, both military-technical and otherwise, in order to prevent threats to its national security from emerging.” 

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