After Finland joined NATO, the Kremlin promised on Tuesday to take “countermeasures”. Moscow has also described the expansion of this Western alliance as a “security attack” on Russia. The two countries have common borders.
The Kremlin promised on Tuesday to take “countermeasures” after Finland joined NATO, calling the expansion of this Western alliance a “security attack” on Russia.
“This is a further aggravation of the situation. The enlargement of NATO is an attack on our security and our national interests,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitr Peskov told reporters. “This forces us to take countermeasures,” he added, without giving details.
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