Russia: We are strengthening our military positions on the line of contact with NATO.
The Russian Foreign Minister announced the strengthening of the country’s military positions in the northwest, especially if NATO bases are established in Sweden and Finland.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that if NATO bases are established in Finland and Sweden after joining the alliance, Russia will strengthen its military capabilities in the northwest of this country and on the borders.
According to the Ria Novosti news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that if bases are established on the territory of Finland and Sweden, or rather, if the Americans decide to create these bases for them, Russia will also discuss strengthening its capabilities. will decide in the northwest of Russia.
He said that in any case, the contact line with NATO will be strongly strengthened.
Recently, the NATO Secretary General said that Russia’s military capabilities are a strategic challenge for NATO in the Arctic. NATO Secretary General welcomed Canada’s investment in defense systems in North America and said; Russia’s capabilities are a strategic challenge for NATO in the Arctic.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who visited Canada, said: “The importance of the Arctic is increasing for NATO and Canada as we see a significant increase in Russian military presence.”
Stoltenberg said Russia has reopened hundreds of Soviet-era military bases in the Arctic and is using the region to test new weapons systems. He also warned that Russia and China are creating a strategic partnership in the Arctic that challenges the interests of NATO. (More details)
This report indicates that since Russia’s war with Ukraine and Finland’s plan to join NATO, tensions between Russia and Finland have increased, so that the Ministry of Defense of Finland recently claimed to have intercepted two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets.
The Ministry of Defense of Finland has claimed that two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated the country’s airspace near Provo, east of Helsinki. The ministry announced in its statement that following this incident, an “F-18 Super Hornet” fighter plane of the Finnish Air Force took off for the operation of identifying and intercepting these fighters. Russia announced that its fighters followed all aviation rules during this mission.
Russia strongly opposes the joining of Sweden and Finland to NATO and the expansion of NATO on its northern and western borders.
