Russian heavy weapons including missile systems have been seening moving near the border with Finland, hours after Russia warned its northern neighbour against joining Nato. An unconfirmed video uploaded last night appears to show two Russian coastal defence missile systems moving along a road on the Russian side of the border that leads to Helsinki.
This cellphone video was shot inside Russia...
The Russian deployment comes as Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she expects her government 'will end the discussion before midsummer' on whether to apply for Nato membership. Recent opinions polls by a Finnish market research company put a whopping 84% of Finns as viewing Russia as a 'significant military threat', up by 25% on last year. In response, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov euphemistically warned the move would not improve the security situation in Europe, and Moscow lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov added more bluntly it would mean 'the destruction of the country'.
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I hope the Russians know that descendants of Simo Häyhä or Lauri Törni (Maj. Larry Thorne) are waiting for them.
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