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Russia warns Sweden and Finland against Nato membership

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 14, 2022 15:00 IST

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Russia has warned Monday against further expansion of NATO as Finland and Sweden consider joining it
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the alliance remained “a tool of confrontation”.
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Reports quoted Peskov as saying Monday, “We have repeatedly said that the alliance itself is more of a tool for confrontation.
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This is not an alliance that provides peace and stability, and further expansion of the alliance, of course, will not lead to more stability on the European continent.”
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Peskov said last week that Russia would have to “rebalance the situation” with its own measures if Finland and Sweden joined the western alliance.
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“We have to make our western flank more sophisticated in terms of ensuring our security,” Peskov told Britain’s Sky News.
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A report published in The Times said the countries could join NATO as early as this summer.
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Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia and its Prime Minister Sanna Marin expected to make a decision midsummer on whether to apply as a member, BBC reported.
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. It is one of the six countries in Europe that has kept away from NATO. Sweden too has a history of neutrality in world politics.
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