Russia warned it would be forced to take “retaliatory measures” to address what it called security threats created by Finland’s membership. It had also warned it would bolster forces near Finland if NATO sends any additional troops or equipment to what is its 31st member country. The...
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.
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. Pr...
In Finland, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement that their country would seek membership in NATO during a joint news conference Sunday at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The previously neutral Nordic country shares a long border with Russia. ...
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Authorities in Finland say a decision by Russia to cut electricity supplies won't have a major impact. There's been speculation that the move was a response to Finland's plan to join NATO – although the supplier says it's down to unpaid bills. ...
NATO chief says Ukraine "can win this war" Russia, and Putin in particular, has long considered NATO a threat. The Kremlin has defended its war in Ukraine partly as a means of pushing the Western alliance back further from its borders — a tactic which, given Finland and Sweden's access...
Finland shares a 1,300km border with Russia stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic which will double the length of NATO's border with Russia. Finland has a large, well trained army that has long co-operated with NATO through its Progress for Peace program. But now, looking at ...
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
MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance was a dangerous historic mistake that would weaken security in the wider region, i…