Russian Ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov said that if the Scandinavian country deploys nuclear weapons on its territory, it will be seen by Moscow as a provocation and a response will follow.
„Of course, we cannot not answer. Specific steps will be developed depending on the actual threats these actions will pose to our security. The Finns cannot fail to realize that such a major provocation will not go without a Russian response. However, we expect that common sense will still prevail, said the Russian diplomat, quoted by TASS.
At the moment, the deployment of NATO nuclear weapons in Finland is not even discussed, and this is yet another unprovoked Russian threat to Europe and NATO. Finland maintained military neutrality for decades, but after the Russian aggression against Ukraine, it requested, along with Sweden, immediate acceptance into NATO. The country is now a full member.
Newsweek points out that NATO members are obliged to provide military aid to an ally in the event of an attack, meaning Russia risks a much bigger conflict if it moves against countries like Finland.
Kuznetsov claims that Finland has lost its independence and decisions are made in Washington and Brussels – a well-known rhetoric of Russia that tries to suggest that European countries cannot determine their own future. Although NATO is the military alliance that has accepted dozens of countries that have voluntarily entered the Alliance, without the shedding of a drop of blood. Unlike the Russian wars of conquest.