Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto (unseen) at Kultaranta summer residence in Naantali, Finland July 1, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS
NAANTALI, Finland (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday Russia could move its troops closer to the Finnish-Russian border if Finland joins NATO and called for measures to improve conflict prevention over the Baltic.
Finnish armed forces "would become part of NATO's military infrastructure, which overnight would be at the borders of the Russian Federation", Putin said after meeting Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.
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