Russia will take compensatory measures after Finland and Sweden leave NATO. No one will benefit from them, said Sergey Ryabkov, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

— If we answered differently [на возможность вступления Финляндии и Швеции в НАТО]it would be: “Look how the Russians react hysterically, it means that this decision hurt them,” show his words TASS.

According to Ryabkov, the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance can be very fast. Russia for many years, as noted by the Deputy Minister, observed “practically complete linkage” of these countries with the Western chamber.

Yesterday, the Swedish government officially decided to submit a country application for NATO membership. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the state has no problems with Finland and Sweden. According to him, the entry of states into the union does not include the seizure of territory.

Recall that a day earlier, Finland also made an official decision to join NATO. According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Pekka Haavisto, the application can presumably be submitted as early as Wednesday, May 18.

Meanwhile, Turkey is not going to agree with the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO. Its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that the country does not support the support in the union of those states that have entered against recognition.

Diana Zhilenkova

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