![]() "The WMD is responsible for the Russian border with NATO members Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland but has largely been committed to the fight in Ukraine, where it has incurred significant losses. The move is part of a long-term restructuring and expansion effort that "aims to prepare Russia for a potential future large-scale conventional war against NATO", it said. The ISW explained that Russia is currently redividing the Western Military District (WMD) to reform the LMD and the Moscow Military District (MMD). "Putin stated that 'there will be problems' with Finland and that Finland's NATO accession prompted Russian officials to start forming the Leningrad Military District (LMD) and concentrating military units in northwestern Russia," it said. However, he followed his comments with an accusation that NATO states created conflict between Russia and Finland and "dragged" Finland into the alliance. The ISW said he attempted to deny Joe Biden's warning that Russia would attack a NATO country if it won the war in Ukraine. Mr Putin was speaking during an interview with Russian state TV channel Rossiya 1 on Sunday. The Russian president made the threat in a statement seemingly aimed at dismissing concerns Moscow poses a risk to the military alliance, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. ![]() ![]() Vladimir Putin has "threatened Finland and the wider NATO alliance" and is preparing for a "future large-scale war", a leading US thinktank has said.
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