Ryabkov: The security of Sweden and Finland will not be strengthened by NATO membership

According to the International Group of Fars News Agency, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said on Tuesday evening, Tehran time, that Finland and Sweden will not strengthen their security by joining NATO, but are on the way to losing more of their sovereignty.

According to the news agency “Dice“It is now clear that these countries are moving with all their might to lose a significant part of their sovereignty,” said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Their policy is by no means determined in Stockholm and Helsinki. I say that they will follow in many key aspects of ensuring their security, including the military. “Their security will not be strengthened.”

Ryabkov described the decision by Finland and Sweden to join NATO as a serious mistake, saying “these two countries have enjoyed the benefits of what has been called a neutral situation for decades.”

According to the senior diplomat, regardless of whether Finland and Sweden formally join NATO or not, the behavior of these two countries was in many ways anti-Russian.

On Monday, Sweden announced its decision to apply for NATO membership. News sources reported on Tuesday afternoon, Tehran time, that the Finnish parliament had agreed to join NATO.

“On Tuesday, the parliament approved the application for membership in the NATO military alliance with 188 votes in favor and 8 against,” said Finnish Parliament Speaker Matthew Vananen.

A senior Russian parliamentary official announced on Sunday that Russia would strengthen its border lines if Finland joined NATO. Viktor Bondarov, head of the Security and Defense Committee of the Russian Federation Council (Senate), said that if Finland joined NATO, Russia would strengthen its presence by sending troops to the border.

Finland’s plan to apply for NATO membership was announced last Thursday. Finland’s decision to join NATO has opened a new front in the confrontation between Russia and the West; As one of the Scandinavian countries, Finland has about a thousand kilometers of border with Russia and is the first country to share a border with this country, which is to join NATO.

A British media outlet claimed on Monday that Russian missile units capable of carrying nuclear warheads had moved towards the country’s border with Finland. According to the Mirror newspaper, a video released on Monday shows the deployment of the Alexander mobile missile unit, which is apparently traveling from a highway to the Finnish border. (More details)

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