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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