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Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview by Russian state broadcaster Russia 1, before Finland ed NATO "there were no problems, but now there will be."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there will be “problems” with neighboring Finland after it ed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year.

Finland’s ascension to NATO marked a major shift in the security landscape in northern Europe, and added some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia.

It was also a blow for President Putin, who has long warned against NATO expansion.

“They (the West) took Finland and dragged it into NATO! Why, did we have any disputes with Finland? All disputes, including those of a territorial nature in the middle of the 20th Century, have all been resolved long ago,” Putin said in an interview published on Sunday.

“There were no problems, but now there will be, because we will now create the Leningrad military district there and definitely concentrate military units there,” Putin added in the interview by Russian state broadcaster Russia 1.

Putin also dismissed as “complete nonsense” remarks from US President Joe Biden, who earlier this month warned that Putin would “keep going” if he takes Ukraine, suggesting that Russia could eventually attack a NATO ally and draw US troops into conflict.

The Russian leader said Russia “has no reason, no interest, no geopolitical interest, neither economic, nor political, nor military, to fight with NATO countries,” adding Moscow does not have any territorial claims in NATO countries.

“There is no desire to spoil relations with them (NATO countries), we are interested in developing relations,” Putin added.

Border spat

[b]Finland will close its eastern border with Russia, its interior minister said on December 14, 2023, hours after reopening it following a spike in migrant crossings that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack. [/b]Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia, will close the border on Friday at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) until January 14, 2024, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said at a press conference.

Finland became the 31st member of NATO when it ed in April, doubling the security alliance’s direct frontier with Russia.

Even before Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he had demanded NATO limit its expansion. Yet, it was the war that “altered the security environment of Finland,” driving the Nordic nation’s desire to the alliance, President Sauli Niinistö said in May 2022 when announcing his country would seek to .

Within a few months of its application, the Finnish government said it would spend around $143 million on building barrier fences along Finland’s 830-mile eastern border with Russia, which used to have little security protections.

Finland has closed its eastern border with Russia for a month, according to its interior minister, due to a spike in migrant crossings that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack.

Finland again shut its entire border with Russia this week, over claims hundreds of people were trying to cross without a visa.


After another closure was announced last month, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo accused Russia of “enabling the instrumentalization of people and guiding them to the Finnish border in harsh winter conditions. Finland is determined to put an end to this phenomenon.”

CNN’s Eve Brennan and Catherine Nicholls contributed reporting.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/17/world/putin-warns-problems-finland-nato-intl/index.html

Finnish border guards at Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December15, 2023.

US don buy market for tiny Finland.

Naive Finland that has been forming Van Damme by keeping a wanted IPOB terrorist in their country. Smh.

Now Finland too have been jinxed by the unpatriotic elements, naysayers, cyberbullies, criminal defamers and bigots with their bad luck they gave GEJ, Donald Trump, Alhaji Atiku, Peter Obi ati be be lo. Everyone and every organisation they will always end with bad luck.Smh.

I pity Sim Fubara. Check my signature for free stuffs!

FreeStuffsNG:
US don buy market for tiny Finland

Anyone can open mouth waaaa!

Action is different from talk.

Cowards celebrate talk.

Putin should send his soldiers to Finland and eliminate Simon Ekpa for the sake of the Nigeria government

Russia and Finland should sit down and settle this amicably.

Ukraine should be a lesson to both of them.

FreeStuffsNG:
US don buy market for tiny Finland.

Naive Finland that has been forming Van Damme by keeping a wanted IPOB terrorist in their country. Smh.

Now Finland too have been jinxed by the unpatriotic elements, naysayers, cyberbullies, criminal defamers and bigots with their bad luck they gave GEJ, Donald Trump, Alhaji Atiku, Peter Obi ati be be lo. Everyone and every organisation they will always end with bad luck.Smh.

I pity Sim Fubara.

Aso rock animals roaming nairaland with empty comments

Empty bigot

Issuing of threats everywhere

The problem of the world is USA and NATO!

Noted.

BASTARD

Damnnn niggar
Putin just dey get problem qith every body

Russia should bomb Finland
All I want to see is Simon Ekpa's roasted skull

Hope our blooders will retrieve Ekpa before Putin go crazy with Finland. Call Ekpa to come back home while there is still time

Putin seems to be having a smooth ride in Ukraine now since America is more concerned about isreal for the now.
Why him no dey make all this noise as e dey hot that time when those machinery soldiers dey head to Moscow to kill am.

Putin Man Of The Year!

All Russian's neighbours cannot sleep because of their bullying nature and Putin is surprised they are seeking protection with NATO!?



It is on recored that From 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809, the Russian Empire waged the Finnish War against the Kingdom of Sweden, ostensibly to protect the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. Eventually Russia conquered and annexed a huge part of Finland, and converted it into an autonomous buffer state.

hakym619:

BigBlackPreek:
Putin Man Of The Year!

Putin should rest .

Okay

ok

Ha... Finland want to collect? Ukraine mumu Sha... U allowed Europe and US to drag u into an unnecessary war.... Now you've successfully destroyed your country.... Toor... When it's time to rebuild they won't give u free money but loans

Putin too like wahala o

This bloke thinks he's a deity or what?
Finland, Ukraine, whatever country can NATO if they fancy. That has nothing to do with Russia.

He who brings home ants infected firewood should not complain when lizards come visiting, Finland cannot invite America to station weapons on Russias border without repercussions.
The reality is if Russia decided to attack Finland NATO will not step in or they will get incinerated with nuclear weapons, Russia is not Libya or Iraq

FreeStuffsNG:
US don buy market for tiny Finland.

Naive Finland that has been forming Van Damme by keeping a wanted IPOB terrorist in their country. Smh.

Now Finland too have been jinxed by the unpatriotic elements, naysayers, cyberbullies, criminal defamers and bigots with their bad luck they gave GEJ, Donald Trump, Alhaji Atiku, Peter Obi ati be be lo. Everyone and every organisation they will always end with bad luck.Smh.

I pity Sim Fubara.

A wise man once said, "stupidity doesn't go away by aging". Think about it thoroughly there is a message therein for you.

Talk is cheap

FreeStuffsNG:
Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’



https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/17/world/putin-warns-problems-finland-nato-intl/index.html

What's is Russia business telling a sovereign country which organization to , they're becoming a bully to all the small countries around, Finland never considered ing NATO until Russia invasion of Ukraine. Russia should be playing a big brother role like China and America rather than go around bullying small nations because they want to NATO,.

What are they afraid of? When they should have created an organization dragging those small nations together and protecting them they rather want to annex them.