
Russia has warned that the expected entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO will lead to the militarization of the region, and Moscow will respond if NATO places nuclear weapons near its border, the BBC reported.
Alexander Grushko, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, said that Russia knew that NATO wanted to “militarize everything in its homeland”, Intefax reported, while RIA quoted Grushko as saying that the proposed NATO expansion would provoke a “political reaction” from Russia. .
As he explained, that reaction will not be based on emotions, but on a detailed analysis of the situation.
Sweden and Finland intend to renounce their military neutrality and join NATO, in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine./N1