“Potential new members of the alliance from among the still neutral states will also automatically find themselves on the NATO “front line” and will be forced to “keep in line”, following bloc discipline.
The negative consequences for peace and stability in Europe, and for their own security, will be obvious, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted on April 14 that if Sweden and Finland join NATO, then the length of the land borders of the alliance with Russia will more than double.
The Kremlin said that the NATO alliance is a tool sharpened for confrontation, its further expansion will not bring additional security to the European continent.