Reference News Network September 9 report, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur September 8 report, Russia's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Medvedev accused neighboring country Finland of pursuing a war line against Russia and again called on the country to compensate for World War II.
The report said that in an article published by TASS, Medvedev wrote: "After joining NATO, Helsinki has used defense as an excuse to pursue an adversarial approach, preparing for a war with Russia, and obviously building a platform for an attack on our country."
Medvedev accused Finland of setting up new army formations in Lapland, which is "adjacent to the Russian border."
The report said that after the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Finland, which had maintained neutrality since the end of World War II, and Sweden joined NATO. Medvedev believes that Russia therefore has the right to restart the demand for compensation for World War II, because Finland's new policy has trampled on previous agreements.
The report said that the 1947 peace treaty limited Finland's war reparations to the Soviet Union to within 300 million dollars. However, Medvedev stated that the actual losses caused by Finland to the Soviet Union during World War II amounted to as high as 20 trillion rubles (about 244 billion dollars).
Finland once fought against the Soviet Union together with Germany in 1941. In his article, Medvedev said that Finland's responsibility during World War II was as great as that of Germany. (Translated by Wang Dongdong)
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