Posted on 04/04/2023 9:16:49 AM PDT by MeganC
Russia has warned it would be forced to take “retaliatory measures" to address what it called security threats created by Finland's (NATO) membership.
https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/04/russia-warns-of-retaliatory-measures-over-finlands-nato-membership
By Euronews with AP • Updated: 04/04/2023 - 16:08
Russia has warned it would be forced to take “retaliatory measures" to address what it called security threats created by Finland's membership. It had already warned that it would bolster defences along its border with NATO if the alliance deploys any additional troops or equipment to its new member.
The move is a strategic and political blow to President Vladimir Putin, who has long complained about NATO’s expansion toward Russia — though the alliance says it poses no threat to Moscow.
"The Russian Federation will be forced to take military-technical and other retaliatory measures to counter the threats to our national security arising from Finland’s accession to NATO,” the Foreign Ministry warned in a statement.
It said Finland's move marks "a fundamental change in the situation in Northern Europe, which had previously been one of the most stable regions in the world.”
Russian capacity unclear Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Finland’s membership reflects the alliance’s anti-Russian course and warned that Moscow will respond depending on what weapons NATO allies place there.
But Peskov also sought to play down the impact, noting that Russia has no territorial disputes with Finland.
It's not clear what additional military resources Russia could send to the Finnish border. Moscow has deployed the bulk of its most capable military units to Ukraine.
In WW2 Germans, Italians, and Japanese were rounded up and imprisoned without trial, some were executed, many were imprisoned in actual prisons.
That is nothing new or unusual. Every country interned enemy aliens in WWII. As for executions, I couldn’t find any. Can you share a source?
Operation Pastorious. Eight sentenced to death. Six executed.
I was going to mention them. They were not resident in the US at the outbreak of war. They were saboteurs landed from U-Boats and not subject to the same rules as enemy aliens so they don’t count. Again, every nation executes spies and saboteurs in wartime.
Of course Russia invading its neighbors is not considered a provocation. It has been Russian actions that has made NATO membership necessary for its neighbors.
Also part of the Monroe Doctrine was to stay out of European affairs.
the Finns wanted to join NATO — but only after Putin invaded Ukraine.
Polls before February 2022 showed only about 10 to 15% of Finns supported joining NATO (the “far right” mainly). After February it jumped up and hit up to 75% wanted to join NATO.
This was purely due to Pooptin’s invasion of Ukraine.
How do you Russians do it?
I remember that video, it’s “Lady Pank” a very popular Polish band.
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