Finland’s NATO membership triggered Russia’s withdrawal from CFE Treaty — senior diplomat
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“The recent accession to NATO of Finland, which is not a member of the CFE Treaty but borders the treaty’s area of application, the prospect of the stationing of conventional forces of third countries in Finland, as well as the ongoing procedures for the admission to the alliance of Sweden, which is also not a member of the CFE Treaty, have significantly destabilized conventional forces in northern Europe,” Sergey Ryabkov said