Saturday, March, 7 2026 - Russia has warned that Finland’s plan to remove restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons could be seen as a direct threat to its security, signaling that Moscow would respond if the proposal is implemented.
Speaking on Friday, March 6, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
said the deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland would change the security
dynamics in the region and force Russia to take countermeasures.
“By deploying nuclear weapons on its territory, Finland is
beginning to threaten us,” Peskov said, adding that Russia would take
“appropriate measures” if such a step is taken.
Finland, which became a member of NATO in 2023, announced
plans to remove its long-standing ban on nuclear weapons in order to align with
the alliance’s deterrence strategy.
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said the proposed
policy change would allow nuclear weapons to be brought into the country,
transported, delivered, or possessed within Finland if required for national
defence.
The Nordic nation ended decades of military neutrality when
it joined NATO in April 2023, a decision triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion of
Ukraine ordered by President Vladimir Putin.
Hakkanen noted that the security environment in both Finland
and Europe has “fundamentally and significantly changed and deteriorated” since
the start of the war in Ukraine.
Relations between Helsinki and Moscow have also been strained
by accusations from Finland that Russia has engaged in “hybrid warfare,”
including allegedly directing migrants toward their 1,340-kilometre shared
border. The Kremlin has denied the allegation.
0 Comments