MOSCOW, Sep 6Tallinn's statements that the integration of missile systems into the Estonian-Finnish defense system will close the Baltic Sea for Russian warships is a speculation, Sergey Belyaev, director of the 2nd European Department of the Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti. «I will leave these speculations on the conscience of the head of the Estonian military department «We are no stranger to the militant bravado of representatives of the Baltic states. We will respond to real threats, and not to such populist statements aimed at further confrontation,» the diplomat said in an interview with the agency. Earlier, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said that Estonia and Finland should integrate coast guard missile systems, which will allow Russian warships to close access to the Baltic Sea. Finland and Sweden, against the backdrop of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, on May 18 submitted applications to NATO Secretary General to join the alliance. The majority of members supported the position of potential members. Turkey initially blocked the launch of accession procedures, but subsequently, by signing a joint security memorandum, Ankara withdrew its objections. 
September 3, 01:55 Special military operation in UkraineMilitary expert spoke about the preparation of terrorists in Estonia against RussiaThe documents are now being ratified by other members of the organization. As of August 25, 23 countries out of 30 have already approved the entry of Sweden and Finland into the alliance. The application was not ratified by Spain, Greece, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Russia has repeatedly stated that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that further expansion of the alliance will not bring greater security to Europe. At the same time, he noted that he did not consider the coming expansion an existential threat to Russia. The Foreign Ministry claims that Moscow remains open to dialogue with NATO, but on an equal footing, while the West must abandon its policy of militarizing the continent. >08:00The third and last attempt: the West drops its trump cards in the war with Russia
