Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on July 2 on
social media that Finland has become a target for Russian nuclear strikes after
it lifted a ban on deploying nuclear weapons on its territory. Finland announced
on March 5 it would seek to amend law to remove a comprehensive ban on
importing, transporting, delivering and holding nuclear explosive devices. On
June 17 Finland’s parliament approved an amendment to the Nuclear Energy Act
removing prohibitions on transit of nuclear weapons and storing them in Finland
for defensive purposes; the president signed the amendment on June 26 and it
entered into force on July 1.
