baltics Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/baltics/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:02:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Russia Threatens Military Deployment Amidst Talk of Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/russia-threatens-military-deployment-amidst-talk-of-finnish-and-swedish-nato-membership/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/russia-threatens-military-deployment-amidst-talk-of-finnish-and-swedish-nato-membership/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23912 As Finland and Sweden consider joining NATO, Russia has threatened to bolster its military defences in the Baltic region. In Wednesday's joint news conference between Sanna Marin and Magdalena Andersson, Prime Ministers of Finland and Sweden respectively, Marin assured the Finnish government would reach their conclusion on whether to apply for NATO membership "within weeks, not months". PM Marin expressed that she is aware of the aggressions Finland could face from Russia as a result of their potential break of neutrality.

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