President Putin: Finland joining NATO was a mistake

This is the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to his Finnish counterpart in a phone call yesterday.

During the phone call, Putin emphasized that abandoning the policy of neutrality would be a mistake because there is no security threat to Finland, the Kremlin said. Such a change in Finland’s foreign policy would have a negative effect on relations between the two countries. Moscow warned of retaliatory action.

For its part, the Finnish president’s office said that President Niinisto had considered that Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine had affected the security environment of Finland. According to the plan, Finland can apply to join NATO in the coming days.

Along with Finland, Sweden also plans to apply to join NATO.

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