Finland Moving Forward with Formal Application for NATO Membership |
 https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.daybreakinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-05-15T152511Z_1_LYNXNPEI4E0AZ_RTROPTP_4_UKRAINE-CRISIS-NATO-FINLAND-SWEDEN-450x300.jpg 450w" alt="" width="400" height="auto" />Sky News: Finland has confirmed it will apply to join NATO despite Russia’s president warning it would be a “mistake” to do so. Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said joining the military alliance will “maximize” his country’s security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Sky News). Associated Press: The Kremlin’s press service said in a statement that Putin told Sauli Niinisto Finland’s abandonment “of its traditional policy of military neutrality would be an error since there are no threats to Finland’s security.” “Such a change in the country’s foreign policy could negatively affect Russian-Finnish relations, which had been built in the spirit of good neighborliness and partnership for many years, and were mutually beneficial,” the statement added (Associated Press). Daily Mail: As US President Joe Biden held a joint call with Finland’s leaders on Friday to support their NATO application, Russian officials responded with furious bluster, with one threatening to reduce the US to ‘nuclear ashes’ if America ‘threatens’ the Russian state (Daily Mail). |
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Shutting off their electricity isn't enough for Russia!
I guess Finland must be denizified too, after all they are actually applying for NATO membership, not just talking about it like Ukraine did.