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Finland formally joins NATO
05 April, 2023
Finland has become the 31st member of the NATO security alliance.
The Finnish foreign minister handed the accession document to the US secretary of state who declared Finland a member. Then in bright sunshine in front of NATO's gleaming new headquarters in Brussels -- Finland's white-and-blue flag joined a circle of 30 other flags.
Finland's accession is a setback for Russia's Vladimir Putin. He had repeatedly complained of NATO's expansion before his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says by attacking his neighbour, the Russian leader has triggered exactly what he had sought to prevent.
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