The Kremlin insisted in March that Russia is not a threat to both Nordic countries and has no disputes with them.
However, Russia sees NATO expansion as an existential threat to its security and has used Ukraine’s desire to join the alliance as a pretext for its invasion.
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Earlier, the Kremlin said it would place tactical nuclear weapons—prepared for Belarus—near NATO countries in a move that would further escalate tensions between the Kremlin and the West.
Boris Gryzlov, the Russian Ambassador to Belarus, said it was part of a broader plan to ensure security.
He added that a tactical nuclear weapons storage facility in Belarus would be completed on July 1, without specifying exactly where.
