Posted on 04/15/2022 5:50:50 AM PDT by Cronos
Russia's foreign ministry on Friday warned of unspecified "consequences" should Finland and Sweden join the US-led NATO defence alliance, after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.
Moscow's military actions in Ukraine have sparked a dramatic U-turn in public and political opinion in both Finland and Sweden over long-held policies of military non-alignment.
..."The choice is up to the authorities of Sweden and Finland. But they should understand the consequences of such a step for our bilateral relations and for the architecture of European security as a whole," Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
She added that Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO is "unlikely to contribute to strengthening (their) international prestige".
Zakharova said that the non-alignment policy of the two countries "provided a reliable level of security", while membership in a military alliance is "not capable of strengthening their national security".
"They will automatically find themselves on the NATO frontline," Zakharova said.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons close to the three Baltic states and Scandinavia if Finland or Sweden decided to join.
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Rossiya stronk!
Can you spell WWIII? Good, I knew you could.
No one sides with Russia except China, Iran and a handful of Putin’s Puffers.
Nah, this ain’t WWIII.
China is not going to risk its markets going kaboom for Russia.
Neither is Iran going to send anyone for fight for Russia.
“and for the architecture of European security as a whole,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.”
They’re ballsy, I’ll give them that.
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Save the Swedish Bikini Team!
The only reason we want those countries is cause they got HOT lookin females that shave their arm pits and dont need monthly uni-brow treatments.
Putin is going full steam trying to start a war. This is 100% on the mad dog killer.
If Russia is so concerned about countries joining NATO perhaps it could stop giving them good reasons to join.
In the famous words of Inspector Clouseau: "Not anymore"
Please put away your Zelenskyy. We’re being invaded.
Putin is going full steam trying to start a war. This is 100% on the mad dog killer.
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He’s worse than Hitler! Everybody Run! /s
Putin sounds like he is throwing a temper tantrum after no getting his way. His illusion of greatness is being ripped to shreds minute by minute.
Seems to be the case. If Putin catches a whiff of a fart in his direction, he plays his ‘I got nukes’ card and the west pisses themselves.
I wonder what is the Russian equivalent of the old saying “The first thing to do when you’re in a hole is STOP DIGGING”?
I read a headline on Al Jezeera where “Russia is warning against an attack on Russian soil”
Russia is seeing the obvious. There can be enveloping Ukranian
assaults made through Russia to trap their troops in Ukraine.
But more importantly, the new commanding general and staff conducting operations in eastern Ukraine will surely have head quarters in nearby Russia. That headquarters and the generals are subject to being found aand killed like the other 7 or so.
Since Ukraine is defeating Russia all by themselves Finland doesn’t need our help.
bingo! we all saw it coming.
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