Russia Tells Finland It Will Respond To Its Agreement With The U.S. To Permit Access Forces Access To Its Bases Near The Russian Border

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen during a ceremony for a defense cooperation agreement in the State Department's Treaty Room © Mandel NGAN / AFP  

Reuters: Russia Tells Finland It Will Respond to Defence Pact With U.S. 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia summoned Finland's ambassador on Tuesday to object to a new defence agreement granting the United States broad access to the vicinity of the new NATO member's long border with Russia, Moscow's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. 

The ambassador was told Moscow would "not leave unanswered the buildup of NATO military potential on our border, which threatens the security of the Russian Federation, and would take the necessary measures to counter the aggressive decisions of Finland and its NATO allies," spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. 

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Update #1: Russia summons Finland ambassador over US border accord (BBC)  

Update #2: Putin Warns of ‘Problems’ With Finland After NATO Membership (Moscow Times/AFP).  

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