Russia has summoned the Finnish ambassador in Moscow, after Finland signed a new agreement on military co-operation with the US.
Monday’s deal grants the US broad access to the area of Finland’s long border with Russia.
Moscow said it would “take necessary measures to counter the aggressive decisions of Finland and its Nato allies”.
Finland joined Nato this year in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently accused Nato of having “dragged” Finland into the bloc, and announced the creation of a new military district near Finland’s border.
Russia doesn’t have the ability to conventionally attack Finland in any sustained or meaningful way. Their only deterent is nukes. So I agree it’s just Saber rattling, not a credible threat.
They’ve already lost 300,000+ soldiers in Ukrain, and can’t equip the ones they’ve conscripted.