Moscow, May 12, (dpa/GNA) - Finland’s potential membership of NATO would represent a threat to Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, shortly after Finnish leaders said they supported joining the Western military alliance.

When asked whether the Finnish move could be seen as a threat by the Kremlin, Peskov replied “without a doubt,” according to state news agency TASS.

“A renewed expansion of NATO will not make our continent more stable and secure,” Peskov said, adding that Russia would be assessing the consequences of Finland joining NATO with a view to its own security.

“NATO is moving in our direction,” Peskov said. Everything now depends on how the process of further NATO expansion develops and what military infrastructure is moved to Russia’s borders, he said.

GNA

Moscow, May 12, (dpa/GNA) - Finland’s potential membership of NATO would represent a threat to Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, shortly after Finnish leaders said they supported joining the Western military alliance.

When asked whether the Finnish move could be seen as a threat by the Kremlin, Peskov replied “without a doubt,” according to state news agency TASS.

“A renewed expansion of NATO will not make our continent more stable and secure,” Peskov said, adding that Russia would be assessing the consequences of Finland joining NATO with a view to its own security.

“NATO is moving in our direction,” Peskov said. Everything now depends on how the process of further NATO expansion develops and what military infrastructure is moved to Russia’s borders, he said.

GNA

Moscow, May 12, (dpa/GNA) - Finland’s potential membership of NATO would represent a threat to Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, shortly after Finnish leaders said they supported joining the Western military alliance.

When asked whether the Finnish move could be seen as a threat by the Kremlin, Peskov replied “without a doubt,” according to state news agency TASS.

“A renewed expansion of NATO will not make our continent more stable and secure,” Peskov said, adding that Russia would be assessing the consequences of Finland joining NATO with a view to its own security.

“NATO is moving in our direction,” Peskov said. Everything now depends on how the process of further NATO expansion develops and what military infrastructure is moved to Russia’s borders, he said.

GNA