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During the signing of a mutual protection agreement with the United Kingdom, President Sauli Niinistö . called Moscow Also to consider itself responsible for the possible accession of Helsinki to NATO "NATO".
And he said: "If we join (to the Atlantic), my reply (to Russia) It would be: You are responsible for this, look at yourselves in the mirror".
stressed that "Joining NATO will not be once morest anyone (…) If Finland strengthens its security, it will not be at the expense of any other party".
Announcement of candidacy Finland To join the alliance is expected in the coming days, and it is more likely that Sweden will take the same step.
On the other hand, he emphasized British Prime Minister Boris Johnson An "The Atlantic is a defensive alliance".
During a press conference in Helsinki, the two officials signed a declaration of mutual cooperation between Finland and the United Kingdom in the event of war.
These guarantees are similar to an agreement Johnson signed with Sweden earlier on Wednesday, and cover the stage between running for the Atlantic and joining it.
The Finnish president was asked regarding the possibility of considering his country’s candidacy a provocation to Moscow, and considered that Russia was the one who changed the data at the end of 2021.
And he said: "They demanded that Finland and Sweden not join NATO. They demanded that there be no additional members of the alliance. By saying that, Russia actually said that we no longer have the freedom to choose, and that’s a huge change".
He added: "This made us think, and what happened on February 24 and the massive war that Russia is waging in Ukraine, this is also in exchange for data: they are ready to attack a neighboring country".
Finland shares a border with Russia regarding 1,300 km in length, and remained outside NATO following the end of the Cold War, but it was a partner to it.
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During the signing of a mutual protection agreement with the United Kingdom, President Sauli Niinistö . called Moscow Also to consider itself responsible for the possible accession of Helsinki to NATO “NATO“.
He said, “If we join (Atlantic), my response (to Russia) It would be: You are responsible for it, look at yourselves in the mirror.”
He stressed that “joining NATO will not be once morest anyone (…) If Finland strengthens its security, it will not be at the expense of any other party.”
Announcement of candidacy Finland To join the alliance is expected in the coming days, and it is more likely that Sweden will take the same step.
On the other hand, he emphasized British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “Atlantic is a defensive alliance.”
During a press conference in Helsinki, the two officials signed a declaration of mutual cooperation between Finland and the United Kingdom in the event of war.
These guarantees are similar to an agreement Johnson signed with Sweden earlier on Wednesday, and cover the stage between running for the Atlantic and joining it.
The Finnish president was asked regarding the possibility of considering his country’s candidacy a provocation to Moscow, and considered that Russia was the one who changed the data at the end of 2021.
“They demanded that Finland and Sweden not join NATO,” he said. “They demanded that there be no more members in NATO. By saying that, Russia actually said that we no longer have a choice, and that’s a huge change.”
He added: “This made us think, what happened on February 24 and the massive war that Russia is waging in Ukraine, this is also in exchange for data: they are ready to attack a neighboring country.”
Finland shares a border with Russia regarding 1,300 km in length, and remained outside NATO following the end of the Cold War, but it was a partner to it.
