Russian President Putin Warns Finnish President Niinistö That It Is A Mistake For Finland To Abandon Neutrality And Join NATO

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö (pictured left, at a press conference last week) initiated the call. Right: Putin (pictured during a Security Council meeting on Friday) stayed calm, Helsinki reported  

Daily Mail: Putin warns Finland has 'made a mistake' after country's president tells him they WILL join NATO – despite Russian threat it could wipe them and Britain out in SECONDS with nukes - as Lavrov says 'total hybrid war' has been declared 

* Putin: 'Abandoning [...] neutrality would be a mistake since there are no threats to Finland's security' 

* Russia's attack dog foreign minister Sergei Lavrov slammed 'cancel culture' and 'caveman's Russophobia' 

* 'The collective West has announced a total hybrid war on us. The consequences will be felt by everybody' 

* '[Sec Gen] Stoltenberg, through the mouth of Liz Truss, say NATO has responsibility for global security' 

* Finnish President Niinistö told Putin about NATO plans in 'direct and straightforward' phone call this morning 

* Pro-Putin MP fumed: 'If Finland wants to join this bloc, then our goal is absolutely legitimate - to question the existence of this state. This is logical.' 

* He added that the US would be reduced to 'nuclear ashes' if it 'threatens' the Russian state 

Vladimir Putin told the President of Finland he is making a 'mistake' by joining NATO as it faces 'no security threats' in a phone call this morning. 

And in a speech on the 80th day of the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: 'The collective West has announced a total hybrid war on us. 'It is difficult to forecast how long this will all last, but it is clear that the consequences will be felt by everybody without exception.' 

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Russian President Putin Warns Finnish President Niinistö That It Is A Mistake For Finland To Abandon Neutrality And Join NATO 

Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations -- AP  

Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake -- Reuters  

Vladimir Putin warns Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake -- ABC News Australia 

Putin warns Finland's NATO application would harm relations -- Axios