Soon after Helsinki announced its intention to join NATO, Dmitry Medvedev, ex-President of Russia, said the alliance was in a 'proxy war' with Russia in Ukraine.
Russia has railed against NATO expansion towards its borders and used the presence of the alliance near its borders as one of the justifications for its invasion of Ukraine.
Finland shares a border of more than 800 miles with Russia and has faced threats from Moscow over joining the alliance. In April, lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov from Russia's upper house, the Federation Council,Richard Shirreff, the former deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said that faced with the prospect of Finland's accession to the alliance he expected Russia"will kick off" and"make a lot of noise.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said"the next expansion of NATO does not make our continent more stable and secure," Tass reported. He added that Russia will further analyze Finland's prospective entry into the alliance, and that there would be"measures in order to balance the situation and ensure our security."
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev seen near President Vladimir Putin during the wreath laying ceremony to the Tomb of Unknown Sodier in front of the Kremlin on February 23, 2020 in Moscow, Russia. Medvedev has warned NATO its actions risk"open conflict" with Russia.Update 05/12/05, 7.30 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with a statement from the Russian foreign ministry.
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