Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten Russia

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Russia said on Friday it saw Finland’s move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan. A Russia neighbor and NATO member since 2023, Finland said on Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order to bring the country in line with the military alliance’s deterrence policy. “By deploying nuclear weapons on its territory, Finland is beginning to threaten us,”

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