The Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Mykola Patrushev, asked the authorities in Moscow to ensure the broadcasting of TV programs in Russian in order to stop “informational influence” on the local population from abroad in the context of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, reports Interfax.
“It is important to strengthen the efforts of all state authorities to ensure national security in the border territories, to take measures to raise the standard of living of the population in these territories,” he said, referring mainly to the residents of the Russian side of the village. Karelia, a historical region divided between Russia and Finland.
“In order to prevent the spread of destructive influence of foreign information on the local population, it is necessary to ensure stable mobile communication and broadcasting of Russian television,” he said, referring to the residents of the Finnish part of Karelia.
After decades of historical neutrality, Finland and Sweden signed protocols on joining NATO on July 5 as part of a “special military operation” ordered by Vladimir Putin on February 24.
Russia says it is not worried about Finland and Sweden joining NATO
At the end of June, the leader of the Kremlin said that Russia has “no problems” with joining the two Scandinavian countries to the alliance.
“We have no problems with Sweden and Finland, as with Ukraine. If Finland and Sweden want, let them join. This is their job, they can join wherever they want,” the Russian president said.
In particular, he condemned the “imperialist ambitions” of NATO, which, according to him, is trying to establish its “hegemony”.
Considered a “man in the shadows” and a potential successor to Putin, Mykola Patrushev spoke in late May about Moscow’s plans for Ukraine, saying Russia has goals similar to those at the end of World War II.
At the end of April, when Moscow still hoped that a new offensive in Donbas could quickly break the front, Patrushev “warned” that Ukraine could break up into several states.
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