The Finnish president calls Putin to warn him that Finland will join NATO. It seems he didn’t take it badly
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin held a press conference to formally announce on Sunday that their country wants to join NATO. “This is a historic day. A new era begins, ”said Niinisto. This is after the two had initially signaled Finland's intention to apply as of Thursday, and now the decision awaits approval by the Finnish parliament, expected in the next few days, which is widely considered to be just a formality.
The announcement confirmed that Finland's large and powerful neighbor Russia has been informed . " President Niinistö told President Putin how fundamentally the Russian demands at the end of 2021 aimed at preventing countries from joining NATO and the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have altered Finland's security environment ," he said. indicated a statement.
“ The conversation was direct and straightforward and it was conducted without complications. Avoiding tensions was considered important , ”President Niinistö said of Saturday's phone call initiated by the Finnish side. Warning is courtesy, and Putin appears to have taken the information with surprising calm.
Putin was informed that the Scandinavian country " will seek NATO membership in the coming days " and that " By joining NATO, Finland is strengthening its security and assuming its responsibilities. It is not far from anyone else “.
The response from a summit of NATO's top diplomats, currently meeting in Berlin to discuss both Ukraine's developments and Finland's path to NATO, was immediately positive.
" The brutal invasion (by) of Russia is losing momentum ," NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana, replacing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is recovering from a Covid-19 infection, told reporters on Sunday. . " We know that with the courage of the Ukrainian people and army, and with our help, Ukraine can win this war ," he added.
We will see Russia's response to the Finnish decision only after entry, but it will certainly not be neutral. We will have to expect at least some tension at the borders. Maybe not an invasion, but definitely not a spurt of flowers.
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