And it will not be better for anyone but the United States. This opinion was expressed by Cui Hongjian, Director of the European Department of the China Institute of International Studies, China Global Times. According to him, the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO will not give these countries anything in terms of security. On the contrary, NATO membership will make them more vulnerable, because then they will lose their neutral status and become a threat to Russia. Cui Hongjian is sure that neither Russia, Finland nor Sweden are interested in escalation. The only one who benefits from the fact that the two European countries are trapped in the NATO trap is the United States. This will allow them to place their weapons and their bases in close proximity to Russia's borders and draw Stockholm and Helsinki into a confrontation with Moscow. And if in any other case these three countries could solve their issues without unnecessary tension, after NATO enlargement it will be impossible. In addition, we should not forget that once in NATO, Sweden and Finland will immediately become a military threat to Russia, and therefore all Russian missiles will immediately be aimed at them. Thus, the alliance actually draws a target on each of the countries that are part of it. https://rusonline.org/world/kapkan-dlya-evropy-u-ssha-osobye-plany-na-finlyandiyu