Finland's accession to NATO will threaten Russia, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in turn, threatened "

" The next expansion of NATO does not make our continent more stable and secure,"

Putin's speaker added that "

“Everything will depend on how the expansion process (NATO) will be expressed in the future, how far the military infrastructure will move, how close to our borders,” he added..

In turn, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a statement that "

In particular, it is stated that “Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps, both of a military-technical and other nature, in order to stop the threats to its national security that arise in this regard.”.

“Helsinki should be aware of the responsibility and consequences of such a step,” the Russian diplomatic department believes..

The Russian Foreign Ministry is convinced that "

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Recall that on Thursday, May 12, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint statement in favor of the country's immediate membership in NATO.. Appropriate steps on the part of the Finnish authorities to join the alliance will be made in the next few days.

In turn, NATO replied that Finland's entry into NATO would be "

Note that Finland, like Sweden, did not plan to join NATO for a long time.. However, after the Russian attack on Ukraine, they abruptly changed course and plan to become members of the alliance..