Finland's membership of NATO adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defend its vulnerable eastern flank
Finland has been approved as a member of NATO after Turkey voted on its membership Thursday. Finland could become a member of the alliance in the coming days.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that Moscow would respond to Finland becoming NATO’s member by bolstering its defenses if needed.
Fearing that they might be targeted after Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland and Sweden abandoned their traditional positions of military non-alignment to join NATO.
Finland is set to join NATO on Tuesday, days after Turkey ratified the Nordic country's membership and set it on track to become the 31st member of the world's biggest military alliance.
NATO is set to welcome Finland as the 31st member Tuesday after a conservative victory in the country’s weekend election. Russia has signaled it will build up defenses near their joint border if NATO deploys any troops in its newest member.
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Russia that it …
Finland will stand “as a full-fledged member of” NATO at a high-level meeting this week in a setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambition to “roll back” the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Finland will become NATO's 31st member this week, enraging Moscow as the military alliance expands its border along Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
BRUSSELS — The blue-and-white Finnish flag rises outside NATO headquarters Tuesday afternoon, making Finland a member and doubling Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance.
Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday. The Nordic nation's accession was sealed during a formal ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
By Tara John, CNN Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia.
BRUSSELS -- The blue-and-white Finnish flag rises outside NATO headquarters this afternoon, making Finland a member and doubling Russia's border with the world's biggest security alliance.
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