The possible accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will provoke retaliatory steps in Russia. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova, quoted by RIA Novosti.
“All OSCE participating States in their national capacities, including Finland and Sweden, reaffirmed the principle that the security of some countries should not be built at the expense of the security of others. It is clear that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, which is above all a military bloc, it would have serious military and political consequences that would force our country to take reciprocal steps, “Zaharova said at a briefing.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously announced that he had invited Finland and Sweden, which are not members of the organization, to participate in the virtual emergency summit of the Alliance on Friday on the situation around Ukraine.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said at a parliamentary session that the country is ready to apply for NATO membership if a question of its national security arises.
