Russia Condemns Finnish Military Drills Near Its Border as NATO Provocation

"Military exercises in Finland near Russia's borders are part of NATO provocations to contain

Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Andrey Nastasin said on Wednesday.
"We view the Finnish military maneuvers held from July 21-26 near the Russian state border with the involvement of approximately 1,700 personnel and 300 vehicles as an integral part of NATO's comprehensive provocative actions to contain Russia, including within the framework of Finland's continuing accelerated integration into the North Atlantic Alliance," Nastasin told reporters." Sputnik