On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin stated that if NATO placed infrastructure and troops in Finland and Sweden after they joined the US-led military alliance, Russia would retaliate in kind.
“We don’t have the issues with Sweden and Finland that we do with Ukraine. Let them join NATO if they so choose “Putin stated on Russian state television following talks with local officials in Turkmenistan, an ex-Soviet state in Central Asia.
But they must understand that while there was no threat previously if military infrastructure and personnel are sent there, we will have to act similarly and pose threats to the regions that pose risks to us. He asserted that Moscow’s relations with Helsinki and Stockholm will inevitably deteriorate as a result of their NATO membership.
