Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow would be forced to take unspecified measures on its border if Finland joins Nato, news agency Reuters reports.
Lavrov said Finland had long been a model of friendly relations, according to Reuters, but that the Nordic country had now changed its rhetoric towards Moscow.
The Russian FM added that Russia would have to take "appropriate measures on our borders."
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Lavrov said the United States had assembled a coalition of European countries to solve "the Russian question" similar to how Adolf Hitler had sought a "final solution" to eradicate Europe's Jews, according to Reuters.
Last weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House plans to seek congressional approval for a 20-billion-dollar sale of F-16 jet fighters to Turkey—on the condition that Ankara allows Finland and Sweden to join Nato.
Unanimous approval from all 30 Nato member states is required for the two Nordic countries' accession. Turkey and Hungary are the sole holdouts, with Budapest promising to seal its approval in February.
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