Russia issues fresh threats as Finland officially joins NATO in historic step
abc.net.au/news/finland-officially-joins-nato-russia-threatens-response/102187656Finland has formally joined the NATO military alliance in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of "countermeasures".
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto completed the accession process by handing over an official document to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Earlier, Mr Stoltenberg had noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had cited opposing NATO's eastward expansion as one justification for his invasion.
Finnish President Saul Niinisto said Finland's most significant contribution to NATO's common deterrence and defence would be to defend its own territory."It is a great day for Finland and I want to say that it is an important day for NATO," Mr Niinisto said at a joint news conference with Mr Stoltenberg.The Kremlin said Russia would be forced to take "countermeasures" as a result of Finland's accession.
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