Vladimir Putin to create 'problems' for Finland with new border troops Vladimir Putin to create 'problems' for Finland with new border troops (yahoo.com) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned …More
Vladimir Putin to create 'problems' for Finland with new border troops
Vladimir Putin to create 'problems' for Finland with new border troops (yahoo.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned of "problems" with neighbouring Finland after it joined NATO in April. Putin added in Sunday's television interview, that Moscow will create a new military district in north-west Russia around St. Petersburg. In the interview with state broadcaster Russia 1, Putin said that the West "Dragged Finland into NATO" and that "All disputes, including territorial ones in the mid-20th century, have long been solved", saying that "There were no problems there, now there will be". Putin added that Moscow has "no interest — either in geopolitical, economic or military terms — to fight with NATO countries." Finland is also due to sign a defense cooperation agreement with the United States on Monday, which involves giving the U.S. military access to 15 Finnish military bases.
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Vladimir Putin to create 'problems' for Finland with new border troops (yahoo.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned of "problems" with neighbouring Finland after it joined NATO in April. Putin added in Sunday's television interview, that Moscow will create a new military district in north-west Russia around St. Petersburg. In the interview with state broadcaster Russia 1, Putin said that the West "Dragged Finland into NATO" and that "All disputes, including territorial ones in the mid-20th century, have long been solved", saying that "There were no problems there, now there will be". Putin added that Moscow has "no interest — either in geopolitical, economic or military terms — to fight with NATO countries." Finland is also due to sign a defense cooperation agreement with the United States on Monday, which involves giving the U.S. military access to 15 Finnish military bases.
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