Finland may join NATO in the summer, reported The Times.
Two Russian coastal missile systems moved along the road on the Russian side of the border / Screenshot
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The tabloid Daily Mail reports on the movement of Russian troops in the direction of Finland, which on the eve announced its entry into NATO this summer.
Posted on social media video shows how Russian heavy weapons, including missile systems, are allegedly moving to the border with Finland.
Two Russian coastal missile systems were moving along the road on the Russian side of the border leading to Helsinki. This is evidenced by the road sign that got into the frame.
The video appeared a few hours after the Kremlin’s threats about the consequences if the country joins the Alliance.
The missile systems presumably represent the mobile coastal defense complex K-300P “Bastion-P”, designed to destroy surface ships up to and including aircraft carrier battle groups.
Finland adhered to a non-bloc status for years, but after Russia’s open attack on Ukraine expressed intentions join NATO.
According to opinion polls, more than 80% of Finns in the country consider the Russian Federation a threat to the state.
The alliance guaranteed the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO. how wrote The Timesa decision may be made this summer.
After that, Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, said that if Finland joins NATO, then Russia will immediately respond: “Finland joining NATO would make it a target for Russian countermeasures.”
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