Vladimir Putin warned his enemies in the West after videos emerged showing Russian military moving equipment including missile systems towards the border of Finland.
The unverified clip was shared on social media hours after the Kremlin warned its northern neighbour against joining NATO.
In the video, at least two Russian coastal defence missile systems are seen being transported along a road on the Russian side of the border that leads to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.
According to information online, the location was roughly 20km away from the border.
"Russian K300-P, Bastion-P movement spotted," the caption added.
The weapons are designed to take out surface ships up to and including aircraft carrier battle groups.
The video emerged shortly as Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she expects her government "will end the discussion before midsummer" on whether to apply for NATO membership.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned the move would "not improve" the security situation in Europe, and Moscow lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov added more bluntly it would mean "the destruction of the country".
"We have repeatedly said that the alliance remains a tool geared towards confrontation and its further expansion will not bring stability to the European continent," Peskov said.
Furious Russian leader Vladimir Putin has recently responded to his humiliation in Ukraine by dismissing scores of his spies, who he blames for misleading him about the likely outcome of the invasion.
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The officers are said to be from the FSB security service, which is the successor to the KGB, with some removed from their posts while others have been arrested, reports The Mirror.
All of those ousted were said to be employees of the Fifth Service, a division that was set up in 1998 when Putin was director of the FSB to perform operations in former Soviet Union countries.
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