Moscow warns Finland and Sweden against joining Nato amid rising tensions - EU Today
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- Moscow warns Finland and Sweden against joining Nato amid rising tensionsMoscow has warned Finland and Sweden against joining Nato amid rising tensions between Russia and the western military alliance.
- Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, accused the alliance of trying to pull the two countries into its orbit, the Times reports.
- “It is quite obvious that the ascension of Finland and Sweden to Nato would have serious military and political consequences that would require an adequate response from Russia,” she said, not specifying what response Russia might take.
- Finland has also said that it could apply for Nato membership in the future.
- Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the two countries in October and praised their willingness to work with the alliance amid Russia’s “aggressive posturing”.