Russia vows military response to Finland’s NATO entry

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko stated that they will strengthen their military potential in the west and north-west direction against Finland’s participation in NATO.

Grushko assessed Finland’s NATO membership in a statement to Russia’s Ria news agency. Stating that Russia will take the necessary measures against this, Grushko said: “We will strengthen our military potential in the west and north-west direction. “In case military forces and vehicles belonging to other NATO members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional measures to firmly guarantee Russia’s military security,” he said.

The ratification processes in 30 NATO countries were completed with the approval of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to the accession protocols of Finland, which applied to join NATO in May 2022. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, announced that tomorrow Finland will be declared as the 31st member and that its flag will be raised at the NATO headquarters. (AA)