Russia has summoned the Finnish ambassador in Moscow, after Finland signed a new agreement on military co-operation with the US.
Monday’s deal grants the US broad access to the area of Finland’s long border with Russia.
Moscow said it would “take necessary measures to counter the aggressive decisions of Finland and its Nato allies”.
Finland joined Nato this year in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently accused Nato of having “dragged” Finland into the bloc, and announced the creation of a new military district near Finland’s border.
Russia having tantrums when their neighbors strengthen their defenses
“We regard you being able to defend yourselves as an aggressive act, so we will now threaten you”
Finland has spent the whole time since the Winter War building up defenses. They’ve got hardened shelters capable of holding the whole population of major cities and their military doctrine is entirely designed around defending itself against Russian forces. If you think Ukraine has been messy for Russian forces to invade, Finland would be an unmitigated disaster for them.
Yeah. What they’ve already been doing, putting soldiers on the border. They can’t do much else.
Russia getting mad about it when Finland beefs up explains why Finland (and most of the rest of Eastern Europe) have been beefing up and applying to join NATO.
Russia doesn’t have the ability to conventionally attack Finland in any sustained or meaningful way. Their only deterent is nukes. So I agree it’s just Saber rattling, not a credible threat.
They’ve already lost 300,000+ soldiers in Ukrain, and can’t equip the ones they’ve conscripted.