Russia threatens Finland and Sweden

Russia has threatened to take action against Finland and Sweden if they attempt to join NATO, the Western military alliance.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned against other countries attempting to join NATO after Russia started a war with Ukraine on Thursday, reports BBC.

“Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging the security of other countries and their accession to NATO can have detrimental consequences and face some military and political consequences,” Zakharova said in a viral clip of a press conference.

Finland helps NATO in some cases. The country also attended a meeting of the military alliance in Brussels on Thursday. However, Finland has not officially joined NATO.

Last month, Finnish Prime Minister Sana Marin said Finland was unlikely to join NATO during his term.