As Finland and Sweden formalized their bid for NATO membership, Vladimir Putin responded immediately, threatening to use nuclear weapons.
However, it seems that this threat should be taken seriously by the West. The Sun reports that Russia has already started moving nuclear missiles towards its border with Finland, increasing the risk of a nuclear attack.
Iskander mobile threatening missiles were seen being transported towards the dividing line to Vyborg, a region just 24 miles from the Finnish border.
Finland and Sweden have so far taken a neutral stance on the conflict between the West and Russia, but with the start of the war in Ukraine, these countries have expressed ambitions to join NATO.
Russia shares a border several kilometers with both countries and with their membership in the Western alliance, was placed in the same situation that it tried to avoid by starting the war in Ukraine.