Gerasimov: NATO actions increase tension on the line of contact with Russia

“Practical steps towards the speedy integration of Sweden and Finland into the alliance testify that, under a far-fetched threat from Russia, Washington is trying to bring the NATO bloc as close to our borders as possible by involving new satellites.

The actions of the North Atlantic Alliance only increase tension and reduce the level of security precisely on the Russia-NATO contact line, ”Gerasimov said.

On December 6, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stressed that Sweden and Finland had still not fulfilled their commitments to join NATO.

He noted that Ankara will ratify their entry into the alliance only after the fulfillment of the obligations undertaken by these countries.