The State Duma called the course of Finland to join NATO a betrayal

NATO flag. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, May 17. Russian State Duma deputy from the Crimean region Mikhail Sheremet called Finland's NATO membership a betrayal. On Tuesday, the Finnish parliament approved with 188 votes out of 200 the government's report proposing the country's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. Scholz promised the security of Finland and Sweden during NATO membership»Finally, the masks are all off. Now no one doubts that the authorities of Finland only pretended to be a friend of Russia, bargaining for economic preferences from our neighborhood. Their refusal of a neutral status and a course towards NATO is a betrayal. With neighbors who do not have to keep their word and are ready to throw a stone in the back at the first opportunity, we are no longer on the way Russia has much more reliable friends and allies,» Sheremet told RIA Novosti. According to him, Russia will respond commensurately to Finland's entry into NATO. One of the first steps will be to strengthen the border. «With Finland's entry into NATO, Russia will never again have a peaceful state near the borders of Russia. Now this country, which once pandered to the Nazis, is once again joining the ranks of puppet countries hostile to us, ruled by an overseas master. Finland's entry into NATO is mostly a formality, since de facto it has long been under the control and in the service orbit of the alliance, participating in joint military exercises and forming its army according to Western patterns,» the deputy said.Media: Sweden and Finland need to go through seven stages to join NATO