Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to deploy Russian troops and military equipment to the Finnish border in response to Finland's entry into NATO. Putin described Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO as a 'meaningless step' and emphasized that the deployment would include 'systems of destruction'. He remarked that this move was a reaction to the perceived threat from NATO expansion, stating that the presence of Russian forces and 'systems' at the Finnish border was a direct consequence of Finland joining the alliance. Putin also noted that before Finland's decision to join NATO, Russia and Finland had an 'ideal relationship', with no need for Russia to have troops on the Finnish border. However, with Finland's entry into NATO, Putin affirmed that Russian troops and strike systems would now be positioned near the border, a move he deemed 'absolutely senseless' from the standpoint of Finland's national interests, adding, 'But we didn’t have troops there, now we will have.'
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#Russia | President Vladimir Putin asserted that Russia will deploy troops and heavy armaments on the border with Finland following the entry of that country and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). https://t.co/L15e3Z8Q2l
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PUTIN: RUSSIA WILL DEPLOY TROOPS TO FINLAND'S BORDER NOW IT IS IN NATO
❖ PUTIN: RUSSIA WILL DEPLOY TROOPS TO FINLAND'S BORDER NOW IT IS IN NATO
🤣 Putin threatens to deploy weapon systems on Finnish border because of its NATO membership again https://t.co/9mMewdYBGl
Russia will deploy troops and weapons systems on the Finnish border following Finland’s decision to join NATO, Putin said, adding that before Russia and Finland had had an “ideal relationship”, so Moscow felt no need to deploy troops on the border. https://t.co/xcjFimw8jR
JUST IN: Russia’s Putin has said it will deploy troops, military equipment to the Finnish border after Finland enters NATO, per Bloomberg.
Russian troops and strike systems will appear near the borders of Finland after it joins NATO, Putin . “This is an absolutely senseless step from the point of view of ensuring their own national interests. But we didn’t have troops there, now we will have. 1/2 https://t.co/mh1Hl5YPrC
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President Vladimir #Putin said in remarks that Finland and Sweden’s entry into #NATO is “a meaningless step” and that Russia will deploy troops and systems of destruction to the Finnish border after Finland joins the alliance. https://t.co/i5gMmt0ds5
Russia’s Putin: Will Deploy Troops, Military Equipment To Finnish Border After Finland Enters NATO
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💪👀 "Putin wanted less NATO, he is getting more NATO, more NATO military presence in the eastern part of our Alliance. Finland and Sweden are full members, and Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," - Stoltenberg https://t.co/vLN9o10pY1