Finland joins NATO in historic shift, Russia threatens 'counter-measures'

Finland officially joins NATO

Finland has finally officially joined NATO, making it the 31st member of the alliance. Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, commented about the ceremo...

Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war

Finland has joined the NATO military alliance, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe's post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war

BRUSSELS — Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Finland becomes NATO's 31st full member

Finland has finally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a move that doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance, thus dealing a strategic blow to President Vladimir Putin, who has long complained about NATO’s expansion and partly used that as a justification for the invasion of Ukraine. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia.

Finland’s joining NATO threatens key Russian bases

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement embodied the Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine, named […]

Russia warns it will take “countermeasures” after Finland joins NATO

“Naturally, this forces us to take countermeasures to ensure our own tactical and strategic security,” said Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov.