Posted on 05/12/2022 6:36:55 AM PDT by Cronos
Russia has warned that it will have to take “military-technical” steps in response to Finland’s application to join Nato.
The foreign ministry accused the military alliance of seeking to create “another flank for the military threat to our country”.
“Helsinki should be aware of its responsibility and the consequences of such a move,” the ministry added.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The expansion of Nato and the approach of the alliance to our borders does not make the world and our continent more stable and secure”.
When asked whether Finland’s accession to the military alliance would be considered a threat toward Russia, Peskov answered: “Definitely”.
Earlier on Thursday, Finnish leaders said they were in favour of joining Nato and a formal decision would be made this weekend.
Finland, which shares an 810 mile border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
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That’s not “belligerant”. That’s Ukraine using what lies within their own national borders for their own self-interest. Ukraine had no obligation to act in Russia’s self-interest rather than their own, and they certainly never threatened Russia militarily.
It's not news. It's disinformation from your leader, Putin. If your leader allowed independent media outlets to publish news it wouldn't be so much of a problem. But they aren't allowed even within their own country.
At least their education wasn’t at a Russian troll farm.
You are consistent in your hatred of everything not Russian, I will give you that, comrade.
I'm not a fan of Russia, but I don't feel like we should be fighting the battles of Europe, again.
Putin needs to hire a brighter breed of troll, doesn’t he?
No, I hate Russians.
You seem to forget, they are Russians first. Their actions are not Christian in the least. They bring in their savages from Chechnya and the Wagner Group from Syria.
They are brutal thugs.
The entire race in that country appear to be unable to get along with anyone they don’t dominate, yet they re so insecure they are able to trust anyone.
Its funny, their pig headedness and fear of losing face is a hold over from your Mongol overlords. Yet, those to the East of you seem to have gotten over it.
Your people need to be kept east of the Urals where you can live in mud huts and endure your traditional “pain and suffering.”
Wow you really hate white people and Christians
It depends on your perspective. The 2013 coup was militantly anti-Russian regardless the perspective.
Well at least your honest about hating the first amendment and free speech
LOL. About 2/3 of the world’s population would use the same words to describe Americans.
Another thing is that over the last 800 years Russians were coming victorious out of any existential conflict and their opponents destroyed and marginalized.
Wars put limits on the First Amendment.
In every US war the government has taken actions against enemy media, First Amendment notwithstanding. Precedent argues against you.
I am talking facts, they are taking lies. It is not a matter of love or hatred.
>Wars put limits on the First Amendment.
Really? Can you cite which part of the constitution says that?
As for 2013...you said "that Ukraine was "belligerant" beginning right in 1991. Pointing to something that happened more than 20 years ater doesn't support that argument. In any case, what happened in 2013 involved the government of Ukraine, not the government of Russia. Russia doesn't have the right to intervene in Ukraine's internal politics any more than Ukraine would have the right to intervene in Russia just because Putin is a dictator. it's not your country, and you don't/didn't have the right to steal their land just because you don't like their government.
“We are treating a massively armed world power as if they were some tinpot dictatorship.”
Which “world power” ?? It’s a stinking garbage.
And yet most of the world is trying to get into the US, and as far as I can tell only a few weirdos want to go to Russia.
Why is that? On paper anyway Russia is rich enough to attract its own horde of third-worlders on its borders. But they arent there.
When did you check the immigration figures last time? Russia and Germany are in top three most attractive.
“ To prevent that, Russia will go to war..”
Then Russia will cease to exist.
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There is no first ammendment on private property.
And so will you.
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