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from the u.s. on the tragedy. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey, everyone. welcome to msnbc special coverage of the rebellion in russia. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. more than 24 hours after a russian mercenary chief ordered his forces to end the revolt and retweet from their march toward moscow, many questions still remain about vladimir putin's grip on power, about the future of the war in ukraine, and about the impact of this crisis on stability across that region, as well as elsewhere around the world. here is what we know at this hour. russian mer...

limits in hand luggage. a ceremony is due to be held in brussels within the next few hours to officially welcome nato�*s newest member. this nato�*s newest member. is the scene live in brusse where this is the scene live in brussels, where officials are arriving to witness the raising of the finished flag here. finland has abandoned its long—standing commitment to neutrality in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, told reporters it was a historic day; he said it would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. in respon...

finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato�*s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from...

by russia's invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finland's accession a historic moment. here's what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato's founding treaty, was signed in washington, and it's hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our ...

Understanding of something like this. should they have responded perhaps differently, had they anticipated a possible military challenge, a direct military challenge? >> well, thanks for having me. one, i would say, i think it's probably accurate that the u.s. had some exquisite intelligence on this, you know, scenario that unfolded over the past 48 hours. look, we've had really good intelligence on what's been transpiring with russia and ukraine from the beginning, from the very, you, know jump-start. and this was no different. and the u.s. is really just taking the stance of we are not gonna...