“We will not be able to talk about a denuclearized regime in the Baltic, the balance will be restored,” Medvedev warned today, referring to the possibility of Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Russia issued clear warnings in response to accession of Finland and Sweden in NATO, which will be considered by the Alliance in the coming weeks.
Medvedev said that in this case, Russia should strengthen its defenses and that there could be no more talk of a “denuclearized” Baltic.
“We can no longer talk about any denuclearized regime in the Baltic, the balance must be restored,” said Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s vice president of the Security Council.
“To date, Russia has not taken such measures and was not going to take them,” Medvedev said.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Finland, Sana Marin, stated that Finland will make its decision on its membership in NATO “within a few weeks”.
“I think this will happen soon enough. “In a few weeks, not months,” the Finnish prime minister said during a visit to her Swedish counterpart. Magdalena Andersonat a time when Sweden also does not rule out joining the Atlantic Alliance.
Without revealing her own preference, the Prime Minister of Finland stressed during a joint press conference in Stockholm the advantages of a NATO member over a simple partner, such as Finland today.
“There is no other way to have security guarantees outside the framework of common defense and deterrence as guaranteed by NATO Article 5.”
“The difference between a partner and a member is clear and will remain,” he warned.
The debate on whether or not to join NATO will begin in the Finnish parliament today, and the government believes that the decision will be made by the beginning of the summer.
A NATO summit is scheduled for June 29th and 30th in Madrid.
Alongside, The Finnish government has submitted to parliament a “white paper” on the strategic situation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which will serve as a point of reference for the talks.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed the security environment, according to the White Paper, according to which the country’s accession to NATO will mean an increase in its defense spending by 1% to 1.5%.
It would be good if Finland and Sweden made similar security choices in the future, the Finnish prime minister added, warning that her country should be prepared for a Russian response even during the process of assessing whether or not to join the Atlantic Alliance. .
For her part, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson said that the Swedish side should consider what is best for the country’s security. We can not rush to make decisions, he said.
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