Russian Foreign Ministry: U.S. defense deals with Finland, Sweden give Washington control over Northern Europe
2023-12-22 08:56:18 source：CGTN
December 21, 2023
The United States and Finland signed a defense cooperation agreement on Monday, enhancing military collaboration between the two countries by obligating Helsinki to open its military bases to U.S. forces and allowing the two militaries to conduct joint training, among other measures.
The United States signed a defense agreement with Sweden earlier in December, and will ink a similar pact with Denmark later this week, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The defense agreements the United States signed separately with Finland and Sweden recently will give Washington control over Northern Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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