![]() Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas meanwhile says that these threats are nothing new and that Russia already has nuclear weapons in the area.Īnusauskas said that Russia had placed nuclear weapons in the Kaliningrad enclave on the Baltic Sea, a small area of land wedged between Poland and Lituania that Russia owns, when the Ukraine invasion began.A new trailer has confirmed the release date for Telltale’s Batman: The Enemy Within Episode Two, titled The Pact. The Russian politician said the Kremlin’s nuclear doctrine does not require an enemy nation to attack Russia with nuclear weapons for Russia to use them first. ![]() ![]() Last month, as Russian forces began to experience losses in Ukraine, Medvedev doubled down on Russia’s right to use nuclear weapons. These threats from Russia, from Medvedev in particular, are not new. Now though, as the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces continues, public opinion has shifted, with the majority of Finns believing the country should join Nato. However, until recently this was not the case, with both countries opting to not publicly choose sides in a bid for peace, Reuters reports.īoth countries are close to the 30 member strong alliance, but have not joined the military alliance since it was created in 1949. Sanna Marin, Finland's prime minister (Image: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Īs it stands, polling in both of the Nordic countries shows a majority of the public support joining Nato. "We have to be prepared for all kinds of actions from Russia," Marin added. Medvedev, who has previously made comments regarding Russia’s nuclear readiness, gave these warnings to Nato as Sweden and Finland continue the process to join the Nato alliance.įinnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Finland, which shares a huge 1,300km border with Russia, will make a decision on joining within the next few weeks. He added that Russia would "seriously strengthen the grouping of ground forces and air defence and deploy significant naval forces in the Gulf of Finland". Speaking about the border between Finland and Russia, Medvedev noted, "Naturally they will have to be strengthened." take note it wasn't us who proposed this," he added. "Until today, Russia has not taken such measures and was not going to," Medvedev said. “There can be no more talk of any nuclear-free status for the Baltic – the balance must be restored," Reuters reported Medvedev as saying Thursday. ![]() Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev (Image: Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) ![]()
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