The Federation Council promised not to leave the military strengthening of NATO unanswered

Konstantin Kosachev. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 17.If Sweden and Finland join NATO and the alliance's military presence in the territory of these two countries is strengthened, not a single story will remain without an adequate response from the Russian Federation, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev. «We will closely monitor … after the accession (of Sweden and Finland to NATO) in terms of military development, and not a single plot that would strengthen the presence of NATO armed forces on the territory of these two countries will remain without reaction, without an adequate symmetrical or asymmetric response from the Russian side,» Kosachev said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.Turkey was threatened with «expulsion» from NATO for obstructing the expansion of the alliance. He believes that the political decision on the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO has already been made, «the Turkish issue can slow down this process,» but not cancel, he added. According to the legislator, the set goal will be fulfilled as soon as Turkey negotiates its conditions for itself. The senator stressed that the legal registration of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO is a concession of national sovereignty in favor of NATO-centricity. «Finland and Sweden will henceforth be more severely forced in the Russian direction to implement NATO programs of military construction, political programs,» Kosachev emphasized. According to him, all this «will drastically complicate our relations with Sweden and Finland.» direction, «it will force Russia to react,» Kosachev concluded.Greek Prime Minister called bargaining on Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO inappropriateOn Monday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara cannot say «yes» to the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO, because it cannot believe their assurances about relations with representatives of the Kurdistan Workers' Party banned in Turkey Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday morning signed an application for the country's accession to NATO. Last Sunday, the ruling Social Democratic Party of Sweden announced its decision to apply for NATO membership, noting that Sweden, if approved, would oppose the deployment of nuclear weapons and military bases on its territory. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that joining NATO would have a positive impact on the security of the country and the Swedish people. On Sunday, Finland also officially decided to join the North Atlantic Alliance.We are very NATO. What will happen if the Swedes and Finns join an alliance