Russia: The response to Finland’s joining NATO is a surprise, and the measures will be military

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the response to Finland’s decision to join NATO would be a surprise, but it would be military in nature.

“It will be a surprise, the appropriate decision will be made, taking into account a whole range of factors, the peculiarities of how Finland’s membership in NATO will develop. Based on all these criteria, a decision will be made, but first of all, it is up to the army,” Zakharova said.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow would monitor how the territories of Finland and Sweden were used by NATO after these two countries joined the alliance.

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