Russia accuses NATO of using Finland as conflict testing ground

Russia's ambassador to Finland, Pavel Kuznetsov, has accused NATO of using Finnish territory as a testing ground for practicing scenarios of a military conflict with Russia. He stated that the scale and number of military exercises involving large NATO formations are gaining momentum. Concurrently, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced it will deploy an additional 112 K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers on the border with Russia. These developments highlight the escalating military posture in Northern Europe following Finland's accession to NATO.