Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin says Russian forces and ‘systems’ will be placed at Finnish border

Putin announces plans to station Russian forces and ‘systems’ at the Finnish border

In a recent interview with Russia’s RIA state news agency and Rossiya-1 state television, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his intention to increase the presence of Russian forces along the border with Finland.

According to Reuters, Putin expressed disapproval of Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO.

He stated, “This is an utterly senseless move (for Finland and Sweden) in terms of safeguarding their own national interests,” further explaining:

We previously did not have troops stationed at the Finnish border, but now they will be present. There were no destructive systems in place there, but now they will be introduced.

Russian President Vladimir Putin being interviewed by Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group Director General Dmitry Kiselev. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/APShare