According to him, the signals from the Russian Federation should be listened to, but make independent decisions.
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekki Haavisto believes that Russia's threats to the “consequences” of its country's accession to NATO should not be given too much attention. He said this in an interview with Yle.
According to him, signals from Russia should be taken into account, but make your own decisions. We know that. And it is not news that if NATO expands, Russia will have to take this into account in its defense plans. These signals from Russia are worth listening to, but we need to make independent decisions in the field of defense, “Haavisto said.
He noted that threats from the Russian authorities would not affect Finland's decision to apply for NATO membership. It is planned to be agreed in the next month and a half, before the summer holidays.
“The schedule is affected by the issue of Sweden. Do we want to keep up with Sweden? Are we in sync with it? Our report on the change in the security situation is being actively read in Sweden, which means that we used it to influence the discussion in Swedish society, “Haavisto said.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova threatened Sweden and Finland negative consequences for peace in northern Europe and the security of the continent in general for NATO accession.
It should be noted that a few years ago the very idea of Finland's accession to NATO seemed unrealistic. But Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine has changed everything. But is NATO ready to accept a new member? After all, although Brussels is talking about an “open door” policy, this entrance turned out to be inaccessible for Ukraine. Read more about how the Finns are trying to protect themselves from the Russian military threat in the article by Alina Gritsenko “Finland is one step away from NATO membership: what will Russia respond to?” .
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