Prospective US–Finland Defense Pact ‘Poses Threat’ to Russia, Moscow Claims

To be signed next week, the pact will allow the U.S. military to send forces and equipment to Finland, which shares an 830-mile-long border with Russia.

A woman walks past the embassy of Finland in Moscow on March 29, 2018. Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images

A prospective defense agreement between the United States and Finland, which joined NATO earlier this year, will “pose a threat” to Russia, the Kremlin said on Dec. 15.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the agreement would “undoubtedly” lead to increased tensions between Russia and neighboring Finland.