Putin says Finland applying for NATO membership a "mistake"

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Putin says Finland applying for NATO membership a "mistake"

STORY: Putin says Finland applying for NATO membership a "mistake" DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Moscow/Kiev CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Moscow 2. pics of Sauli Niinisto and Putin 3. various of general views in Helsinki 4. various of Azovstal steel plant and Mariupol STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, held a phone conversation on Saturday and discussed Helsinki's intention to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). According to a press release by the president's office of Finland, in the call initiated by Helsinki, Niinisto informed Putin of Finland's decision to seek NATO membership in the next few days. Meanwhile, the Kremlin said in a statement that "Putin stressed that abandoning the traditional policy of military neutrality would be a mistake, since there are no threats to Finland's security." Putin expressed concern that should Helsinki follow through with plans to join NA

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