Apr 14, 2022 10:57 am
The Vice President of the Kremlin Security Council: “Moscow will strengthen its western borders” if the two countries join the Atlantic Pact
“Russia
it will strengthen its western borders
When Sweden and Finland join NATO, the length of the alliance’s land border with Russia will more than double. Of course, these borders need to be strengthened, he noted.
Medvedev stated that “
It will be necessary to seriously strengthen the group of ground forces
and the
air defense system
and station significant naval forces in the Gulf of Finland. “In that case, we can no longer talk about the nonnuclear status of the Baltic States — the balance must be restored, he said, not wanting such measures. When we’re forced into it, “you realize we didn’t suggest it, like a character in a famous old movie put it,” he added.
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