GENERICO.ruWorldThe head of Finland discussed with the chief of staff of the US Army NATO and Ukraine

The head of Finland discussed with the chief of staff of the US Army NATO and Ukraine


Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. File photoHELSINKI, June 3rd.Finland's application for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance and the Russian special military operation in Ukraine were discussed in the Finnish capital by the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milli, and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. Kaikkonen and Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces General Timo Kivinen.Finland announced a “strong signal” for Russia “With Milli, we discussed the stages and prospects of the war in Ukraine. We strongly supported Finland's membership in NATO and bilateral defense cooperation between Finland and the United States,” Niinistö wrote on social networks. As reported by the AFP agency, Milli is on tour in Europe and will visit Sweden on Saturday, which, like Finland, has applied for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. In Sweden, Milli will meet Defense Minister Peter Hultkvist and King Charles XVI of Sweden, the agency said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage – they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.13:47InfographicsMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 06/03/2022InfographicsViewFinland and Sweden against the background of the events in Ukraine on May 18 handed over to the NATO Secretary General applications for joining the alliance. Turkey has blocked the start of the process of consideration of these applications. 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 PKK banned in Turkey. Russia has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe, NATO has an aggressive character. At the same time, he noted that he did not consider the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO an existential threat to Russia. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that abandoning Finland's traditional policy of military neutrality would be erroneous, since there are no threats to its security. The battle for the Arctic: what threatens the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO

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