In a few hours before that, the Kremlin said that Finland's entry into NATO would provoke Russia to take retaliatory measures.
The movement of heavy weapons was noticed on Russian territory in the direction of the border with Finland. This happened just hours after the Kremlin threatened Helsinki with “consequences” if they joined NATO.
This is reported by the Daily Mail.
It is noted that the video appeared the night before , which shows how two coastal missile systems are moving near the Russian-Finnish border from the Russian side. Most likely, this is the K-300P “Bastion-P” mobile coastal defense system, which is designed to destroy surface ships.
Heavy weapons, including missile systems, were seen in #Russia on the border with #Finland, hours po Kremlin warned Helsinki against joining #NATO #Russia how will you call this operation? #Russia #Finland #StopRussiaNOW pic.twitter.com/Bg3nl9vLGR
— Natalia (@NatalieSmal) April 12, 2022
Recall that immediately after Putin declared war on Ukraine, Finland signed a petition for joining NATO. Although back in January, Helsinki announced that they did not plan to join NATO.
At present, Finland is stepping up cooperation with the United States in the field of defense and is ready to join the Alliance. Deputy Chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Vladimir Dzhabarov said that Finland's entry into NATO would provoke Russia to take retaliatory measures.
