Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says Moscow views Sweden and Finland's NATO accession 'negatively'

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Russian state news agency RIA also quoted Ryabkov

Staff Writer, Reuters News

June 29, 2022

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Russia views plans by Sweden and Finland to join NATO "negatively", Interfax reported.

Russian state news agency RIA also quoted Ryabkov as saying that NATO expansion is "destabilising" and does not add to the security of members of the alliance.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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