This will be compensation for military capacity building near the borders, according to TELMENEWS.RU news agency
On April 4, Russia could demand 300 billion euros in compensation from Finland. On this day, the country will officially become a member of NATO. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, this is a flagrant violation of the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty.
This agreement limits the functions of the Helsinki Army to the defense of the country. Now its potential will increase. The purchase of Leopard tanks, American F – 35 with bomb suspension – also contradicts the agreement, since Finland is prohibited from acquiring such weapons.
“These violations give Russia grounds to raise the question of Finland’s international legal responsibility, which is expressed in particular in the latter’s obligation to make full reparation for the damage, including in the form of compensation for the damage caused by said violation,” writes journalist Dmitry Ermolaev.
In his opinion, in this case, Finland is obliged to pay the costs of increasing the Russian grouping in Karelia and the Leningrad region.
“And that, according to the most conservative estimates, is around 300 billion euros. What Moscow can demand from Finland, ”said the publicist. Note that Finland will become the 31st member of NATO.
Thanks to joining the alliance, the border with Russia will double and be about 2,400 kilometers long. At the same time, NATO will theoretically be able to bomb St. Petersburg after Finland joins the alliance, military expert Mikhail Timoshenko believes.
