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Finland's membership into the world's largest military alliance has dealt a major blow to Vladimir Putin, with NATO's border with Russia expanding by 1,340km. 

BRUSSELS: Finland’s blue-and-white Nordic cross flag was hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday as it became...

Finland joins NATO in historic shift sparked by Russias war

The Nordic country officially joined the worlds biggest military alliance on Tuesday in a historic realignment of Europes defences spurred by Vladimir Putins illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Finland now in NATO as Sweden and Ukraine await their turn to join and Russia fumes.

BRUSSELS: Finland becomes the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow’s war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance’s border with Russia.

Last year, the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine upended Europe's security landscape and prompted Finland -- and its neighbour Sweden -- to drop decades of non-alignment.

Finland has become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine. Meanwhile, its neighbour Sweden is still waiting to join the military alliance.

Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine prompted Finland – and its neighbour Sweden – to drop decades of non-alignment.

Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift