The Ukrainian president's comments come as peace activists warn Sweden and Finland against joining NATO.
on Friday that Finland, which shares an 810-mile border with Russia, is"highly likely" to join NATO, though"a decision has not yet been made."
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson participated in a joint press conference in Stockholm on Wednesday, during which Marinthat Finland will make a formal decision on NATO membership"within weeks." Sweden, which has not fought in a war for more than 200 years, is also reviewing its security arrangements in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow responded by threatening to deploy nuclear weapons to the Baltic region if Sweden and Finland join the U.S.-led military alliance.Thursday that"there can be no more talk of any nuclear-free status for the Baltic—the balance must be restored." "Until today, Russia has not taken such measures and was not going to," said Medvedev, who served as the country's president from 2008 to 2012 and its prime minister from 2012 to 2020.
Medvedev added that Russia's land borders"will have to be strengthened," and he vowed to"seriously strengthen the grouping of ground forces and air defense [and] deploy significant naval forces in the Gulf of Finland."that Moscow already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region.
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