 Russia threatens Finland, which joined NATO. Russia will have to take countermeasures in respect to Finland's ascension to NATO, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. The Kremlin believes that this is yet another escalation and that NATO's expansion is posing a threat to our security and the interests of the Russian Federation. We will take countermeasures to ensure our own security both tactically and strategically. Peskov warned as he said Russia would respond as it thinks fit. Believe me, our military will inform us about everything in due time, he added. We will closely monitor the developments in Finland and see how the North Atlantic block will use the territory of Finland regarding the deployment of weapons, systems and infrastructure close to our border there. Potentially posing a threat to us, Peskov said. Measures will be taken accordingly, he emphasized. In response to this move by Finland, Russia will be forced to take retaliatory measures, both military, technical and other, in order to ward off threats to national security. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, concrete steps in the field of creating defense infrastructure on Russia's northwestern borders will depend on the specific conditions of this country's integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, including the deployment of NATO's military infrastructure and attack weapon systems on its territory. The statement reads, the Foreign Ministry also drew attention to the fact that the line of NATO's contact with the Russian border has more than doubled. The Russian Foreign Ministry added that by joining NATO, Finland unequivocally relinquished its identity and independence that had distinguished it in international affairs for decades.