Putin warns of problems with Finland after NATO membership

Published December 17,2023

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of “problems” with neighbouring Finland after it joined NATO earlier this yr, saying Moscow will create a brand new army district in north-west Russia in response, in an interview revealed Sunday.

“They (the West) dragged Finland into NATO. Did we have any disputes with them? All disputes, including territorial ones in the mid-20th century, have long been solved,” Putin informed a state TV reporter. “There were no problems there, now there will be, because we will create the Leningrad military district and concentrate a certain amount of military units there.”