NATO and European countries “monitor” the tense situation in Russia

Several European countries, in addition to NATO, reported this Saturday to be attentive to what is happening inside Russia, where an uprising by Wagner’s paramilitaries threatens to put the government of Vladimir Putin in trouble. A spokesman for the military alliance told the EFE agency that they are “monitoring the situation” triggered by the rebellion of the mercenaries.

For his part, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the situation in Russia “is clearly an internal matter” of that country, and that support for Ukraine and President Volodimir Zelenski will remain unchanged, beyond what is expected. What happens in Moscow Countries that border Russia and Belarus, meanwhile, announced that they will strengthen border security.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced that both her country and Lithuania and Latvia are reinforcing their eastern borders, and called not to travel to Russia. “We are exchanging information with our partners and I can assure you that there is no direct threat against our country,” reported the head of the government of that former Soviet republic.

Latvian President-designate Edgars Rinkevics said the situation at the border is being “closely monitored,” a statement similar to that issued by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who wrote on Twitter that it is “intensively monitored.” ” the eastern border. He added that he has already held consultations with his allies, as well as Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Finland and Sweden, for their part, expressed concern about the situation in Russia, which for Helsinki is further proof of the internal divisions suffered by that country. “We are closely following the development of the situation,” Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Twitter. “The situation is serious,” wrote, for his part, the Swedish Foreign Minister, Tobias Billström, also on that social network.

Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine and Moldova, reported that it is closely monitoring “the evolution of events in Russia.” President Klaus Iohannis also said that he is being “permanently informed of events” and is in “constant contact with our allies.” Germany, meanwhile, asked its citizens to avoid central Moscow and Rostov.