China News Service, July 6. According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 6th, Alexei Zaitsev, deputy director of the Information Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pointed out that Sweden and Finland joining NATO will reduce the chances of peace talks in the Baltic Sea region. The situation in the region is more complicated.
According to reports, Zaitsev pointed out that "the agreement between Finland and Sweden to join NATO has further escalated political and military tensions in Europe."
He said Finland and Sweden must understand that joining the NATO bloc would exacerbate the situation in the Baltic and the Arctic.
Zaitsev also said that when preparing to join NATO, the two countries should be aware of the consequences: any measures taken by these countries that threaten Russia's security will inevitably be counterattacked.
On the 5th local time, representatives of NATO member states signed the protocol for Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said on the same day that Finland and Sweden will temporarily participate in NATO operations as "invited countries" and called on NATO member states to complete the ratification process of the protocol as soon as possible.