Russia immediately responded to the announcement, with an official telling state-owned news agency RIA that the country would bolster forces along its 1,300km (810 mile) border with Finland.Tuesday 4 April 2023 11:54, UK Finland NATO
Finland has joined the NATO military alliance. The move deals a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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ROME, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The likely ascension of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been sparked by fears in those countries of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. But analysts said the development could have consequences that go beyond the current crisis....
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Finland has a tradition of military neutrality, which will be abandoned if the country joins NATO, as the organization is a military alliance. Marin has previously said that Russia's "special military operations" in Ukraine changed the Finnish people's attitude toward NATO. ...
On Sunday, Finland made the official decision to start the process of the country's application to become a NATO member. The governments of Finland and Sweden intend to jointly hand in their NATO application in Brussels. ■NewsChinaBizCulture&LifestyleWorldSportsIn-depth RegionsAsia&PacificEuropeMi...
Wieslander noted that the two "informal allies" would probably be given aid by NATO and be expected to act in return. She warned, however, that possible aid would depend on circumstances and the position of the two enhanced companions would possibly not be clear to all. ...
Boxing away stress in Kyiv What can Finland's military offer NATO? The country, though, has been preparing for the worst for a while. "Gas prices started escalating from last autumn and the actors in the gas wholesale market realized that something was happening with the Russian supply," Hei...
KYIV, Ukraine--Finland’s leaders Thursday came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment on the continent 2 1/2 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sent a