Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified his position regarding Finland and Sweden.
According to details, Russian President Putin has said that if Finland and Sweden want to join NATO, they are free to do so, but Russia will be forced to respond to military forces and installations.
Putin said Russia was not worried about the possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, but that Russia would respond if NATO installed its military infrastructure in those countries.
“Unfortunately we have been dragged into the conflict with Ukraine, but we do not have such problems with Sweden and Finland, we have no regional dispute with Sweden and Finland, and Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO,” he said. We are not worried from the point of view either.
President Putin said that both countries are free to do so if they want to, but they must clearly understand that there was no threat before, but now we need to react to the deployment of troops and infrastructure there. So we have to answer.
“We used to have good relations with Finland and Sweden, but now there will be some tension,” Putin said.
