Finland fears a possible Russian attack within its borders. According to an “alleged” report from the Finnish Government, NATO intends to attack the Nordic country in the future, but “without specifying a deadline“.
According to a publication in the Finnish newspaper Italehtito which the English media has had access Russia “would have rehearsed an attack against Norway, Finland and the Baltic countries during their military exercise in Zapad in 2017and since then Moscow has not abandoned an invasion plan that it wants to carry out when the war in Ukraine comes to an end.”
In an interview in the English media, sources from the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) stated that these tests “They are normal for any armed body“There is no immediate military threat to the country,” they assured.
Why is it important?
According to the British digital publication, “world leaders have warned that the Russian president’s aggression will not stop with the invasion of Ukraine.”
According to article 5 of the NATO charter, “an attack against a member would trigger a collective response“In fact, in June, German defense minister Boris Pistorius warned that Europe “must be ready for war in 2029“.
“In March, NATO carried out the Nordic Answer exercise 2024led by American Vice Admiral Douglas Perry, in which 20,000 soldiers were transferred to northern Norway and Finnish Lapland,” the publication recalls.
The report cited by Evening newspaper reiterates that the invasion of Ukraine “has demonstrated that Russia is prepared to take significant risks regardless of losses.” Thus, the Kremlin “could plan a simultaneous attack in different areas of the alliance’s eastern flank.”
“Russia’s security thinking reflects the search for strategic depth and the desire to create a single buffer zone in Europe, from the Arctic through the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea to the Mediterranean,” the report concludes.
“It is likely,” he continues, “that speculation will continue that Russia has a long-term plan to invade NATO after Ukraine,” but the alliance has warned that the real threat is so-called “hybrid attacks.” These destabilization campaigns include power and communications outages in the Baltic Sea.
