Putin makes a terrible nuclear threat, pledging to transfer missiles to the EU if Sweden joins NATO

According to Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, the government will decide whether to join NATO “within weeks.”

The proposal will be filed in time for NATO’s conference in Madrid in late June.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland is considering reviewing its security arrangements and the possibility of joining the alliance.

In recent weeks, though, Moscow has urged Finland and Sweden against joining.

Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, recently informed reporters that Putin has given an order to strengthen Russia’s “Western flank” in response to NATO’s rising military might.

When asked if Putin’s reinforcement order would include weaponry, Mr Peskov responded, “Of course.” “‘I’m not sure. There will be a long list of actions and steps to take. The president will address this at a separate meeting.”

Despite being strongly linked with the West, Finland and Sweden have generally resisted NATO membership.

However, polls in both nations show strong support for joining the alliance.

“When Russia attacked Ukraine, Sweden’s security posture altered significantly,” Sweden’s ruling party stated this week.

It comes as Finland planned a military drill in the country’s west that would include soldiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, Latvia, and Estonia.

Despite Russian legislator Vladimir Dzhabarov’s previous warning that it may spell “the ruin of the country,” this decision was taken.

In reaction to Russia’s warning, Arvydas Anusauskas, Lithuania’s defence minister, warned that Russia already possesses nuclear weapons in the Baltic area, which is wedged between NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

According to Mr Anusauskas, they have been stationed in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on the Baltic Sea since before the invasion of Ukraine began.

However, Lithuania’s Prime Minister, Ingrida Simonyte, warned on Thursday that Russia’s threat to enhance military, including nuclear, presence in the Baltic area was “nothing new.”