The US explained how NATO uses Sweden and Finland against Russia

The Swedish Navy. File photoMOSCOW, June 12NATO will strengthen its presence in the Arctic after Finland and Sweden join the alliance, historian Arthur Herman said in a column for the Wall Street Journal. «Of the eight countries that are permanent members of the Arctic Council <…> (the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland). The alliance has the ability to develop a credible strategy to contain Russia <…> in the Arctic,” Herman said. Norway was the alliance’s activity beyond the Arctic Circle, but after the expansion of NATO, the situation will change. “Now all three Nordic countries will be able to work to ensure the security of the Arctic through NATO. Both Finland and Sweden will be able to make a significant contribution to the common cause,” wrote Herman.Pushkov warned about the possibility of the emergence of NATO nuclear weapons in FinlandThe specialist explained that Finland has made great progress in the construction of icebreakers, and Sweden has an effective submarine fleet. May. Turkey, in turn, blocked the process of considering it. The President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that he had imposed a veto because of the position of Stockholm and Helsinki in relation to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) banned in Turkey. Moscow has repeatedly noted that NATO is aimed at confrontation. The Kremlin is confident that the further expansion of the bloc will not bring greater security to Europe, but does not consider the entry of Sweden and Finland into the North Atlantic Alliance an existential threat to Russia. Finland does not exist.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>Another opponent of entry has become known Sweden in NATO