Putin backtracks on NATO threat: "no problem" if Finland and Sweden join NATO. "Up to them. They can join whatever they want"

Damn, that's a major flip flop.

Here's what he used to say.

Thread: Putin: Russia to respond if Finland joins NATO

Thread: PUTIN VOWS MILITARY RESPONSE TO 'ELIMINATE NATO THREAT' IF SWEDEN JOINS U.S.-LED ALLIANCE

He just had his bluff called after Turkey, Finland, and Sweden signed an agreement three days ago paving the way for Finnish and Swedish NATO membership.

Putin clearly doesn't want to fuck around and find out, so now he is backing down.

So all this "Putin is about to invade Finland" BS in the news is just that, BS!

He called their bluff but the MSM won't report this on tv.

Report what?

Nobody said "Putin is about to invade Finland" but Putin himself previously said this:

https://twitter.com/_/status/870678945032687617

Until he flip flopped and backed down on that threat today.

Not much he can do. Responding militarily to it, as threatened earlier, would just validate the propaganda the NWO west is spinning and play into their hands starting a war only they want.

He was bluffing, as he always does and backed down.

He knows his days would be over if he ever actually attacked a NATO country.

He is directly engaging the best of NATO in Ukraine and destroying them

That is correct, Komrade.

Glorious Russian army will bring evil American imperialist invaders to beg on knees, same same as all her lackey running dog NATO countries thug.

Evil American propaganda from MSM begin effort to make our leader, Comrade Putin, look like pussy for this. But his playing 5D chess on this and all peoples know that Russia is supperior chess master.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1543029143255896065

Disgusting American propagada. And you know who is the one who pay for this? I will tell you, it is Georgy Soros.

Russia is not worried over Finland’s and Sweden’s possible accession to NATO but will give a tit-for-tat response in case the alliance deploys its military infrastructure in these countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said [link to tass.com (secure)]

This really is a significant change in policy for Putin.

Just six weeks ago, this was his policy:

Russia said Finland joining NATO is definitely a threat and warned it would retaliate as the country moves ever closer to membership

Russia again tried to warn Finland against joining NATO as the northern European state moves ever closer to joining the alliance.

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesperson, said on Thursday that Finland joining was definitely a threat to Russia, The Guardian reported.

And Russia's foreign ministry said in a Thursday statement that "Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps, both of a military-technical and other nature, in order to stop the threats to its national security arising in this regard."

[link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)]

Seems Finland called his bluff and Putin had to backstroke as a result.

Yes, your Kremlin operated mouthpiece Tass confirms Putin has indeed backtracked on his previous threats.

Thanks for confirming that.

This is what Russia has agreed to

In the coming days

We will see what what the west has agreed to

Russia agreed to what with whom?

Actually, we have to take the msm word for what they say he said because we don't speak Russian.

Russia made a HUGE mistake by invading sovereign nations.

or he had a private with both of them..?

Finden and Sweland is just a few Putin steps over the Snowden streams..

[imgur] [link to i.imgur.com (secure)]

And I also say to you [Basil] that you are [Saint] Peter[sburg], and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades [ZWO fugitives of Israel & Vatican] shall not prevail against it. - Lord Jesus in Matthew 16:18

You left out the other half of what he said. He said join NATO, no problem - BUT - if you start moving NATO weaponry into your country, be prepared for us to do something about it.

They haven’t joined yet and if it was up to their citizens they never would.

this

He also recently announced Russia will be putting missile launchers in Cuba and Venezuela, much like NATO has put lunchers in Poland.

I think this is Putin saying what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

They signed a commitment to join NATO three days ago, right before Putin backstroked on his threat.

Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden sign agreement paving the way for Finnish and Swedish NATO membership

[link to www.nato.int (secure)]

Did he say that though? or did the west make it up. He never said he wanted Kiev, but the west said he did, which was all bull shit

Right, before it was "if you join NATO, we will eliminate you".

Now it's: "Up to you. You can join NATO. But if you move NATO weapons in, we will eliminate you".

That's just another bluff.

Putin isn't dumb enough nor is his ego even big enough to actually attack a NATO country and then receive the full force of the combined military force of all NATO countries.

After almost five months, he still can't defeat the Ukrainian military. Nobody takes him seriously on these threats any more.

LOL

So are you going with "fake news" and he never even said what is being reported, word for word?

FFS, even his own Kremlin operated propaganda outlets have published this.

If you want to follow the devil, Finland and Sweden, no one will stop you