Russia issues ominous warning to Finland and Sweden should they join NATO
Russia’s spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow would have to respond if Sweden and Finland intended to join NATO.
Maria Zakharova held a press conference on Friday and reflected on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s future intentions.
A clip of her speech has started to go viral on social media as she seems to issue a threat directed at Sweden and Finland and says that it would have “serious military policy repercussions”. The video has been collected over 300,000 views.
“Finland and Sweden should not base their security on harming the security of other countries,” Zakharova said during the press conference.
“Clear [the] Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO, which is first and foremost a military alliance, would have serious military policy repercussions that would require a response from our country, she says.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the country received support from both nations.
“Discussed with [Finnish President Sauli Niinistö] counteracts the attacker. Informed about our defense, insidious shelling of Kiev, he wrote in a tweet on Friday.
“Thankful for [Finland] to allocate $ 50 million [in] help. It is an effective contribution to the anti-war coalition. We continue to work. We must raise sanctions and [Ukraine] defense aid. “
He later tweeted: “Sweden provides military, technical and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Thank you [Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson] for her effective support.
“Building an anti-Putin coalition together.”
This is an ongoing story.