The prime ministers of the two Nordic countries said they were strongly considering membership in response to Russia's threat to deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltics if they joined NATO.
The United Russia Party chairman and deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council is speaking.
Russia would be forced to bolster its military presence near the Baltic Sea if Sweden and Finland join the Western military alliance, according to the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council.
If the two Nordic countries join NATO, there will be no more talks of a nuclear free Baltic, according to the former Russian president.
Russia's hand was being forced on this issue because it was not Russia who proposed it.
The deployment of nuclear weapons and other troops to its Baltic enclave, Kaliningrad, which is located between Poland and Lithuania, is likely to be the topic of discussion.
Sanna Marin said that her country has to be prepared for all kinds of actions from Russia, and that she will make a decision about applying to join NATO in the next few weeks. A survey conducted by Yleisradio in January showed thatPukiWikiPukiWikiPukiWikiPukiWikiPukiWikiPukiWikiPukiWikisPukiWikiPukiWikisPukiWikisPukiWikisPukiWikis Sweden's Prime Minister said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had been a "watershed moment" and that the country was considering a similar move. Moscow has expressed its displeasure for such a move several times, warning of military and political consequences against the two countries if they choose to go ahead with this decision. The two nations were warned against joining the alliance by the Kremlin. NATO's eastward expansion was a point of contention between Russia and the West.
Here's why Finland and Sweden might join NATO.
The decision on NATO entry will be made in the coming weeks.
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