OREANDA-NEWS  In the event of a conflict between the North Atlantic Alliance and Russia, Finland will disappear from the face of the Earth, Tuomas Malinen, a professor at the University of Helsinki and a geopolitical expert, wrote on the social network X.

"The fact is that if a war breaks out between NATO and Russia, Finland will be destroyed by missiles, possibly nuclear," he warned.

According to Malinin, there was no such threat to the country until it joined NATO.

The North Atlantic Alliance, but will not ignore actions that are potentially dangerous to its interests. At the same time, it remains open to dialogue, but on an equal basis, and the West should abandon the course of militarization of Europe. As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, the country does not want a direct military clash with NATO, but if anyone wishes, Moscow is ready for this.