February at Kamenka, an area that was previously undeveloped and is about 35 miles from the Finnish border.
At the time, Kremlin officials vaguely threatened “military-technical response measures” in response to Finland and Sweden’s recent NATO membership, which now seem to be well under way.
Russia promised to take these actions when we requested to join NATO. “We are witnessing that now,” stated Michael Claesson, Sweden’s chief of defense.
Russian troops were seen assembling on the Ukrainian border in satellite photos in November 2021, which alarmed US authorities.
