Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

Putin on Finland and Sweden joining Nato:

"Russia has no problem with those states. So there is no direct threat from expansion to those countries. But deploying military infrastructure will provoke a response [...] based on the threats they create for us" pic.twitter.com/3zo6kssfyk

— max seddon (@maxseddon) May 16, 2022

A walkback from their earlier statements, but this is actually the first reasonable thing he has said in a long while. There's no trusting him though.

I can agree deploying military infrastructure could be provocative and even unnecessary, we have a capable and Nato-compatible defence force already.