Volodin: the deployment of NATO bases in Finland and Sweden will put these countries under attack
Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin spoke about plans to deploy military bases of the North Atlantic Alliance in the cities of Finland and Sweden. Previously, these countries received an invitation to join NATO
Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said in his telegram channel that the residents of those cities in Finland and Sweden where the NATO military infrastructure will be located will be at risk as a result of this step.
The speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament noted that at the outbreak of hostilities, strikes are made primarily on the enemy’s military infrastructure.
In this regard, Volodin called the erroneous point of view of the mayor of Lappeenranta in Finland, who proposed to place the base of the North Atlantic Alliance in the city in order to create a sense of security among residents.
On June 29, during the summit, the NATO leadership decided to invite Finland and Sweden to the alliance. Now, after receiving an invitation to join the alliance, the parties will agree on the terms of entry. Finland and Sweden will join NATO when the parliaments of all member countries of the alliance ratify this decision.
On May 18, in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg received applications from the ambassadors of Finland and Sweden for these countries to join the alliance. It is worth noting that Finland and Sweden decided to abandon their neutral status and join a military alliance against the background of Russia’s so-called special operation on the territory of Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow, commented on the intention of Finland and Sweden to join NATO. According to him, this step, if carried out, will not pose an immediate threat to Moscow. At the same time, Putin noted that the expansion of NATO’s military infrastructure into the territory of Finland and Sweden would provoke a response from Russia. What exactly it will be, according to him, depends on the specific threats that will be created for Moscow.
