Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that if Finland or Sweden joined NATO, Russia would strengthen its military assets, including nuclear, in the Baltic Sea and near Scandinavia.
In case of membership,the Alliance’s borders with Russia would more than double. And these borders, they will have to be defended“, noted the current number two of the Security Council of Russia in a message on Telegram. “In this case, there can be no question of a non-nuclear Baltic”he added, also referring to deployments of infantry and anti-aircraft systems in northwestern Russia and naval forces in the Gulf of Finland.
Referring to the Finnish and Swedish populations, he felt that “no one in their right mind (…) can wish for tensions to rise on their border and have next to their house Iskander (missiles), hypersonic (missiles) and ships with nuclear weapons”.
Finland, which has a long border and a complicated history with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining NATO because of the Russian offensive against Ukraine.
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