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May 2022
56m 42s

On Finland and Sweden joining NATO

CNN
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n a historic change for a once neutral country, driven by its neighbor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland's leaders today said their country must apply for NATO membership "without delay". They share a 13-hundred-kilometre border with Russia, and as expected the Kremlin swiftly called the move "a threat," but  Finnish president Sauli Niinisto pointed the ... Show More
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