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Finland Joins NATO – Russia is Worried
Russia has vowed to "strengthen its military potential" along its border with Finland as a direct response to Finland’s accension to the NATO ranks on Tuesday (4 April)
“In the event that forces and assets of other NATO members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security," Mr Grushko (Russian Deputy Foreign Minister) said.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said last year that Russia was taking "adequate countermeasures" and would form 12 units and divisions in its western military district.
The border between Finland and Russia is the longest Russia shares with a European country - some 1,340km (830 miles) long.
Alarmed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland abandoned its decades-long policy of non-alignment and applied to join the alliance. Finland will become the sixth NATO nation to share a border with Russia, joining Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. ( Sweden has also applied to join NATO- OB).
Russia to respond to Finland's NATO ascension by 'strengthening' military on border - ABC News
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Russia has vowed to "strengthen its military potential" along its border with Finland as a direct response to Finland’s accension to the NATO ranks on Tuesday (4 April)
“In the event that forces and assets of other NATO members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security," Mr Grushko (Russian Deputy Foreign Minister) said.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said last year that Russia was taking "adequate countermeasures" and would form 12 units and divisions in its western military district.
The border between Finland and Russia is the longest Russia shares with a European country - some 1,340km (830 miles) long.
Alarmed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland abandoned its decades-long policy of non-alignment and applied to join the alliance. Finland will become the sixth NATO nation to share a border with Russia, joining Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. ( Sweden has also applied to join NATO- OB).
Russia to respond to Finland's NATO ascension by 'strengthening' military on border - ABC News
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- To make things a little clearer I’ve included a map below showing the significant border change between Russia and European NATO countries now Finland has joined NATO.
- The second map shows the NATO countries in Europe (dark blue) with Finland and Sweden in light blue. Sweden is expected to be admitted to NATO later this year.
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