Finnish politician Armando Mema made a statement about the need to return NATO to the 1997 borders. He believes thatthe alliance’s expansion to the east provoked the conflict in Ukraine, and ignoring Russia’s “red lines” leads to adangerous escalation in Europe.
Member of the “Freedom Alliance” party, Finnish politician Armando Mema stated on the social network X that NATOshould return to the 1997 borders and withdraw its forces from the Russian frontiers. According to him, this is necessaryto ensure lasting peace in Europe.
“In my opinion, some politicians are detached from reality: they believe that Russia can reconcile itself to the crossing ofits ‘red lines’, the supply of weapons to Ukraine and attempts on the life of the president. At the same time, Russia’sdemand — to ensure lasting peace in Europe — they for some reason consider something unrealistic”, he wrote.
Mema believes that a truly reasonable solution capable of ensuring peace for many years is the return of NATO to the1997 borders and the withdrawal of the alliance from the Russian frontiers.
“It was precisely the policy of military encirclement of Russia that led to the war in Ukraine. These politicians shouldunderstand: if the alliance does not return to the 1997 borders, the risk of nuclear war will become inevitable. Ukraine isthat very ‘boiling point’ in which the consequences of the aggressive policy of NATO expansion have been concentrated”,summarized Mema.
In recent years Moscow has recorded unprecedented NATO activity at the western borders. The alliance is expandinginitiatives, calling this “containment of aggression”. The Russian authorities have repeatedly expressed concern about thebuildup of the bloc’s forces in Europe.
Vladimir Putin at the same time has more than once emphasized that there is no sense in a conflict with the North AtlanticAlliance. At the same time he warned that in the event of an attack Russia would be forced to employ all forces andmeans to repel the aggression.
