CNBC: Russia Threatens Retaliation as Finland Moves to Join NATO

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The deputy ░░░░░░░░ minister announcing today there ░░░░░░░░ negotiations underway to evacuate ░░░░░░░░ 38 of the most ░░░░░░░░ wounded soldiers from that ░░░░░░░░ plant On killer unclear ░░░░░░░░ there has been a ░░░░░░░░ NATO secretary general says ░░░░░░░░ would be warmly welcomed ░░░░░░░░ He is promising a ░░░░░░░░ and swift process once ░░░░░░░░ country applies for membership ░░░░░░░░ could happen Sunday with ░░░░░░░░ vote on Monday Admiral ░░░░░░░░ now former NATO supreme ░░░░░░░░ commander admiral it is ░░░░░░░░ with irony Putin creating ░░░░░░░░ he was trying to ░░░░░░░░ Now they are talking ░░░░░░░░ What to expect reporter ░░░░░░░░ think it is a ░░░░░░░░ threat They really don ░░░░░░░░ have the military capability ░░░░░░░░ fins are very well ░░░░░░░░ The fins are also ░░░░░░░░ at cyber defense which ░░░░░░░░ be potentially another avenue ░░░░░░░░ Russia They are a ░░░░░░░░ military When I was ░░░░░░░░ allied commander they deployed ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan as part of ░░░░░░░░ mission there I have ░░░░░░░░ finnish troops in combat ░░░░░░░░ also swedish troops They ░░░░░░░░ outstanding They are well ░░░░░░░░ You add up those ░░░░░░░░ defense budgets sweden and ░░░░░░░░ it is about one ░░░░░░░░ of Russia s defense ░░░░░░░░ It s really incredible ░░░░░░░░ at this border The ░░░░░░░░ Finland there on the ░░░░░░░░ 800 more miles of ░░░░░░░░ butting up to Russia ░░░░░░░░ big of a game ░░░░░░░░ is that reporter very ░░░░░░░░ for the alliance Gives ░░░░░░░░ the ability to base ░░░░░░░░ up there to conduct ░░░░░░░░ operations Also very important ░░░░░░░░ access to the arctic ░░░░░░░░ I think is going ░░░░░░░░ be another zone of ░░░░░░░░ between NATO and Russia ░░░░░░░░ finally shep there is ░░░░░░░░ lot of history here ░░░░░░░░ you go back to ░░░░░░░░ the Soviet army invaded ░░░░░░░░ much like the invasion ░░░░░░░░ experienced The finns fought ░░░░░░░░ to a standstill The ░░░░░░░░ that Russia extracted after ░░░░░░░░ was neutrality That is ░░░░░░░░ ultimate irony Boy do ░░░░░░░░ welcome Finland into the ░░░░░░░░ It s incredible to ░░░░░░░░ the number of milk ░░░░░░░░ by Vladimir Putin First ░░░░░░░░ he could rush Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ take it Now thinking ░░░░░░░░ can make NATO weaker ░░░░░░░░ maybe divide it break ░░░░░░░░ Germany break off President ░░░░░░░░ None of it has ░░░░░░░░ Huge miscalculation reporter across ░░░░░░░░ board I will add ░░░░░░░░ your excellent summary he ░░░░░░░░ caused Germany to double ░░░░░░░░ defense budget Every NATO ░░░░░░░░ has now hit its ░░░░░░░░ goal that we have ░░░░░░░░ chasing for years And ░░░░░░░░ course he grossly underestimated ░░░░░░░░ sanctions which are building ░░░░░░░░ include gas and oil ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ off There is not ░░░░░░░░ to be anything whistling ░░░░░░░░ but air forever Backed ░░░░░░░░ the corner after all ░░░░░░░░ mistakes It does it ░░░░░░░░ the antennas up reporter ░░░░░░░░ indeed And we have ░░░░░░░░ be smart about