Russia Ukraine Crisis: Putin said Finland's joining NATO was a wrong decision

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto not to relinquish his neutral status. It has been said that Finland's decision to join NATO is wrong and it will harm its bilateral ties with Russia. 

Russia's neighboring country Finland on Thursday announced it would apply to join the US-led military organization. In response, Russia called this decision of Finland dangerous for its security. It was said that this would allow the deployment of NATO weapons closer to the Russian border. Russia also warned of military action against Finland.

Finland's presidential office has reported that talks Ninisto told Putin that Russia's attack on Ukraine had changed the climate of regional security. He said that Finland wants fair and professional relations with its neighbor Russia, which should be based on independent policies. While the Kremlin, the office of the Russian president, has said that Putin's emphasis was on maintaining Finland's military neutrality, as there is no threat to Finland's security.