“We don’t have problems with Sweden and Finland as we do with Ukraine,” the Russian president told a news conference in Turkmenistan. “We don’t have territorial differences.”
“If Finland and Sweden wish to, they can join. That’s up to them. They can join whatever they want.”
Poutine: "Nous n'avons rien qui pourrait nous inquiéter sur l'adhésion de la Finlande et la Suède à l'Otan" pic.twitter.com/IdmYZne3B1
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However, Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would respond symmetrically if Nato set up military infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they joined NATO.