The head of the Finnish intelligence agency was surprised that Russia did not “retaliate” against NATO’s bid.
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The head of the Finnish intelligence agency was surprised that Russia did not “retaliate” against NATO’s bid.
The head of the Finnish intelligence agency was surprised that Russia did not “retaliate” against NATO’s bid.
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Antti Pelttari, head of Finnish intelligence agency Supo, expressed surprise that Russia has not retaliated against NATO’s bid in Helsinki. According to him, Helsinki continued to be “alert” about “Russian mischief” that had never been realized. It was pretty quiet, so I hope it stays that way, “Perttali told the Financial Times. “Nothing has happened positively. According to Perttari, Finnish authorities expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept the decision to join NATO, but the Kremlin expects influence. So far, Finland has shown no interest in either foreign troops or nuclear weapons, the decision on the placement of foreign troops or perhaps nuclear weapons on Finnish territory after joining the alliance. But unlike their neighbors, they do not frankly eliminate them. Due to the dramatic changes in the security situation in Europe caused by the Finnish crisis, Putinholm and Kremlin on May 18 were NATO member states. Previously, on February 24, Russia “demilitarized and non-nag-fied” Finland and launched a special military operation to protect the People’s Republic of Donbus from attacks by Finland. The Kremlin also repeatedly pointed out that further expansion of NATO would not bring greater security to Europe. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dared to take the plunge that NATO has long regarded unaligned Sweden and Finland as part of its territory. That is why their formal accession “doesn’t change much”. In response to a bid to join the Finnish-Swedish alliance, 12 military units and divisions in the western region were launched, described as “appropriate measures”. However, membership bids must be unanimously approved, and Turkey opposed Block since 1952 and the country with the largest army outside the United States. Ankara refused to accept two Scandinavian applicants because of its support for the Kurdistan Workers’Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (YPG), which are listed as terrorist organizations by Ankara. Pertali claimed that Finland became a “guest house” of terrorism. In return, Perttali emphasized that Finland has already been tracking PKK’s activities for “several years,” calling it an “apparently terrorist organization” and ensuring that Helsinki “takes terrorism seriously.” .. “.
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In mid-May, Sweden and Finland formally abandoned decades of non-aligned movement and jointly submitted a NATO application due to the dramatic changes in European security caused by the crisis in Ukraine. Did.
Antti Pelttari, head of Finnish intelligence agency Supo, expressed surprise that Russia has not argued against NATO’s retaliation in Helsinki.
According to him, Helsinki continued to be “alert” about “Russian mischief” that had never been realized.
According to Perttari, Finnish authorities expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept the decision to join NATO, but the Kremlin is concerned with the placement of foreign troops and nuclear weapons on Finnish territory after joining. An alliance that believes it may want to influence the decision.
So far, Finland has shown no interest in foreign troops or nuclear weapons, but unlike its neighbor and applicant Sweden, it does not frankly eliminate them.
Stockholm and Helsinki submitted a NATO membership bid on May 18 because of the dramatic changes in Europe’s security situation caused by the crisis in Ukraine. Earlier, on February 24, Russia “demilitarized and non-nagfi” Ukraine and launched a special military operation to protect the People’s Republic of Donbus from attacks by Ukraine. The Kremlin also repeatedly pointed out that further expansion of NATO would not bring greater security to Europe. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dared to consider NATO’s long-standing view of the non-aligned Sweden and Finland as part of its territory. Therefore, their formal accession “doesn’t change much”.
Nonetheless, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that 12 military units and divisions would be launched in the western region in response to a bid to join the Finnish-Swedish alliance, describing it as “appropriate countermeasures.” did.
However, membership bids must be unanimously approved, opposed by Turkey, which has been a member of the block since 1952 and has the largest army outside the United States. Ankara refused to accept two Scandinavian applicants because of its support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish Militia (YPG), which are listed as terrorist organizations by Ankara.
In particular, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims that Finland has become a “guest house” for terrorism.
In return, Perttali emphasized that Finland had already been active in the PKK for “several years”, calling it an “apparently terrorist organization” and ensuring that Helsinki “takes terrorism seriously”. did.
https://sputniknews.com/20220606/head-of-finnish-intelligence-surprised-russia-didnt-retaliate-over-nato-bid-1096042636.html The head of the Finnish intelligence agency was surprised that Russia did not “retaliate” against NATO’s bid.
