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In Russia’s Karelia, Neighboring Finland’s NATO Membership Deepens Divides

Finland’s NATO accession in 2023 increased militarization and border closures, disrupting Karelia’s cultural ties and accelerating the decline of the Karelian language, with ethnic Karelians down by nearly 50%.

Summary by The Moscow Times
Finland and Britain on Saturday wrapped up the Northern Axe 25 joint military exercises, one of several early winter drills held by the Northern European nation and attended by NATO allies this year.   Northern Axe 25 saw some 3,000 personnel, including 70 British soldiers, testing their readiness for demanding combat at the secluded Vuosanka training ground in Finland’s eastern Kainuu region.  Just 70 kilometers west lies Russia’s republic of K…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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