Finland joined the military alliance in April 2023 after applying to join as a result of the Russian military offensive in Ukraine that began in February 2022. Putin now said that Finland and Russia had previously had “no disputes” and that all territorial issues had been “resolved a long time ago.” Finland’s accession to NATO will now create “problems”.
Finland and Russia share a 1,340-kilometer land border. Relations between the two countries are very tense. Last Thursday, Finland announced that it would close all border crossings with Russia again. Helsinki accuses Moscow of deliberately allowing migrants to travel on to its western neighbor in order to destabilize it, which Russia denies.
Putin: Biden’s warning about attack on NATO is “nonsense”
9:16 a.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin describes warnings from US President Joe Biden about a Russian attack on NATO after a victory over Ukraine as “complete nonsense”. Russia has no interest in fighting with NATO. Biden had said that Russia would attack a NATO member if it defeated Ukraine. Biden had not provided any proof of this. “This is complete nonsense – and I think President Biden knows it,” Putin said in an interview on state television.
It is just an attempt by Biden to justify his “faulty policy” towards Russia. “Russia has no reason, no interest – no geopolitical interest, neither economic, political nor military – to fight with NATO countries.”
Governor: One person killed in Russian attack
8:16 a.m.: A Russian airstrike killed one person in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine. Debris from an intercepted drone fell into a residential area and exploded, said Governor Oleh Kiper on the short message service Telegram. Several houses were damaged. One person was found dead. The Ukrainian air defense shot down nine Iranian Shahed drones. It was the third Russian air strike on the region this week.
Russia: 33 Ukrainian drones intercepted
5:18 a.m.: According to the Defense Ministry, Russian air defense neutralized 33 drones that had been sent from Ukraine towards Russia. They were intercepted or destroyed before reaching their targets over the Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions, the ministry said via the Telegram short message service.
Dozens of battles at the front
5 o’clock: According to its leadership, the Ukrainian army repelled dozens of Russian attacks on the front in the east and south of the country on Saturday. The General Staff’s evening report reported 71 battles – a slight decrease from 82 battles on Friday. The military information could not be independently verified. Nevertheless, the numbers allow conclusions to be drawn about the intensity of the fighting.
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