Alexey Pushkov. Archival photoMOSCOW, 7 Jun. Antti Pelttari, head of the Finnish Security Police SUPO, was surprised in vain by the lack of action on the part of Russia because of Helsinki's plans to join NATO, Senator Alexei Pushkov said on Telegram. Earlier, Pelttari expressed surprise that after Finland's application between his country and Moscow «nothing did not happen.»
"The head of Finnish intelligence, Pelttari, should not be surprised at the lack of pressure from Russia in connection with the impending entry of Finland into NATO", Pushkov wrote.
The politician noted that although the change in the status of Helsinki will lead to additional tension in the region, the situation depends on the direct depth of interaction between Finland and other countries that are part of the military bloc.
The Norwegian politician urged Finland and Sweden not to join NATO «First of all, whether military bases and NATO facilities will appear on Finnish territory,» Pushkov specified. The senator called Russia's actions logical. In his opinion, in this way Moscow shows that it does not seek conflict with the North Atlantic Alliance. At the same time, Western countries initially misjudge Russia's goals. not to see. But this is exactly what follows from the actions and policies of Moscow,» Pushkov said. Finland and Sweden started talking about the possibility of abandoning their long-term neutrality and joining the North Atlantic Alliance against the backdrop of a Russian special operation in Ukraine. In mid-May, Helsinki and Stockholm filed applications to join the bloc, but their consideration was actually blocked by Turkey. Ankara put forward demands, including those regarding the Kurdistan Workers' Party banned in the republic, which the Scandinavian countries are not yet ready to fulfill. Russia has repeatedly stressed that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe. At the same time, the Kremlin does not consider the entry of two Nordic countries into the organization an existential threat to Russia. President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niiniste, stressed that abandoning the traditional policy of military neutrality would be a mistake, since there are no threats to the security of this state. jpg» />Lavrov spoke about NATO's rude response to the question of expanding the alliance