Current Events > Finland joins NATO tomorrow, increasing NATO border with Russia by 1,340 km

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wackyteen 04/03/23 11:33:11 AM #1:	https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65164726 Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance's secretary general has announced. The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finland shares a long border. Turkey had delayed the application, complaining that Finland was supporting "terrorists". Sweden applied to join Nato at the same time last May, but Turkey is blocking it over similar complaints. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused it of embracing Kurdish militants and allowing them to demonstrate on the streets of Stockholm. Any Nato expansion needs the support of all its members. "We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at Nato headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security and for Nato as a whole," Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels. "Sweden will also be safer as a result," he said. Finland's membership is one of the most important moments in Nato's recent history. Finland, a country with a 1,340km (832 mile) border with Russia and one of the most powerful arsenals of artillery pieces in Western Europe, decided to ditch its neutrality and join the alliance in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Sweden also abandoned a longstanding commitment to neutrality in applying to join Nato, but unlike its neighbour it does not share a border with Russia. One of Nato's founding principles is the that of collective defence - meaning an attack on one member nation is treated as an attack on them all. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finland's accession is a major strategic setback. He sent his army into Ukraine last year in the expectation it would check Nato's expansion and weaken Western collectivism. In fact, it has achieved the exact opposite. In response to Mr Stoltenberg's announcement, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko, said: "In the event that the forces and resources of other Nato members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security." He did not specify. Finland will become the seventh Nato country on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia's coastal access at St Petersburg and on its small exclave of Kaliningrad. Finnish public opinion has been radically altered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Almost overnight last spring, support for Nato membership leapt from an underwhelming one-third of Finns to almost 80%. Hey, Putin You played yourself. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:972607378] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65164726<quote>Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance's secretary general has announced.The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finland shares a long border.Turkey had delayed the application, complaining that Finland was supporting "terrorists".Sweden applied to join Nato at the same time last May, but Turkey is blocking it over similar complaints.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused it of embracing Kurdish militants and allowing them to demonstrate on the streets of Stockholm.Any Nato expansion needs the support of all its members."We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at Nato headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security and for Nato as a whole," Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels."Sweden will also be safer as a result," he said.Finland's membership is one of the most important moments in Nato's recent history.Finland, a country with a 1,340km (832 mile) border with Russia and one of the most powerful arsenals of artillery pieces in Western Europe, decided to ditch its neutrality and join the alliance in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Sweden also abandoned a longstanding commitment to neutrality in applying to join Nato, but unlike its neighbour it does not share a border with Russia.One of Nato's founding principles is the that of collective defence - meaning an attack on one member nation is treated as an attack on them all.For Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finland's accession is a major strategic setback.He sent his army into Ukraine last year in the expectation it would check Nato's expansion and weaken Western collectivism. In fact, it has achieved the exact opposite.In response to Mr Stoltenberg's announcement, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko, said: "In the event that the forces and resources of other Nato members are deployed in Finland, we will take additional steps to reliably ensure Russia's military security." He did not specify.Finland will become the seventh Nato country on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia's coastal access at St Petersburg and on its small exclave of Kaliningrad.Finnish public opinion has been radically altered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Almost overnight last spring, support for Nato membership leapt from an underwhelming one-third of Finns to almost 80%.</quote>Hey, PutinYou played yourself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop9800 04/03/23 11:33:42 AM #2:	wackyteen posted... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65164726 Hey, Putin You played yourself. Don't tell him that..... --- There's enough attention whores on CE already <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:972607392] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite><quote>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65164726Hey, PutinYou played yourself.</quote>Don't tell him that..... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Flauros 04/03/23 11:34:52 AM #4:	Time for Winter War 2: Electric Boogaloo --- https://i.imgur.com/EX6Md7k.gif https://i.imgur.com/ygAzHKB.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/c84omp7.gif https://i.imgur.com/Hj9RrC6.mp4 <cite>Flauros posted [p:972607414] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Time for Winter War 2: Electric Boogaloo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TaylorHeinicke 04/03/23 11:37:16 AM #6:	streets saying US donated 800 billion to finland --- St. Louis Battlehawks (3-2) <cite>TaylorHeinicke posted [p:972607463] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>streets saying US donated 800 billion to finland</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 04/03/23 11:48:00 AM #7:	Russia continues to be NATOs best recruiter! --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:972607652] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Russia continues to be NATOs best recruiter!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 04/03/23 11:50:31 AM #8:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAOxKOmR90 --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:972607713] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAOxKOmR90</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER 04/03/23 11:54:19 AM #9:	thronedfire2 posted... Russia continues to be NATOs best recruiter! Putin is the best Nato asset tbh <cite>CADE_FOSTER posted [p:972607807] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite><quote>Russia continues to be NATOs best recruiter!</quote>Putin is the best Nato asset tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 04/03/23 11:55:13 AM #10:	so Ukraine still isnt joining or? --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:972607833] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote> so Ukraine still isnt joining or?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kaiganeer 04/03/23 12:03:25 PM #12:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] we don't want them <cite>Kaiganeer posted [p:972608006] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> we don't want them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SimulationSwarm 04/03/23 12:20:02 PM #13:	Patrick Star voice FINLAND --- Np: Big Thief - Simulation Swarm <cite>SimulationSwarm posted [p:972608337] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Patrick Star voice FINLAND</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 04/03/23 12:37:34 PM #14:	SimulationSwarm posted... Patrick Star voice FINLAND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BiKZbKffk --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:972608696] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>SimulationSwarm posted... </cite><quote>Patrick Star voice FINLAND</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BiKZbKffk</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 04/03/23 12:43:57 PM #15:	All Russia has to do is not be a shitty neighbor. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:972608830] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>All Russia has to do is not be a shitty neighbor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SimulationSwarm 04/03/23 12:45:11 PM #16:	wackyteen posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BiKZbKffk Lmao thank you --- Np: Big Thief - Simulation Swarm <cite>SimulationSwarm posted [p:972608860] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite><quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BiKZbKffk</quote>Lmao thank you </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 04/03/23 12:46:11 PM #17:	ScazarMeltex posted... All Russia has to do is not be a shitty neighbor. All Russia has to do is not be Russia, basically. <cite>Trelve posted [p:972608880] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite><quote>All Russia has to do is not be a shitty neighbor.</quote>All Russia has to do is not be Russia, basically. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mew 04/04/23 7:40:01 AM #18:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] --- https://gfycat.com/tensescarygermanshepherd <cite>Mew posted [p:972627891] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoIidLegacy 04/04/23 7:44:31 AM #19:	To Putin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo --- Choco: why are americans so weird omniryu: To make a long story short, self esteem issue. <cite>SoIidLegacy posted [p:972627927] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>To Putin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 04/04/23 12:52:56 PM #20:	apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat --- Kremlin delenda est <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:972632403] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Thompson 04/04/23 1:22:45 PM #22:	ROBANN_88 posted... apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat Sveriges sak r vr. --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. <cite>Thompson posted [p:972632971] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat</quote>Sveriges sak r vr.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER 04/04/23 1:46:48 PM #23:	ROBANN_88 posted... apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat Good fuck Turkey holding out <cite>CADE_FOSTER posted [p:972633449] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>apparently, Finlands first act as a NATO member was to ratify Swedens bid for it, and i just think that's neat</quote>Good fuck Turkey holding out</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 04/04/23 1:47:45 PM #24:	wait, lemme guess: Putin's response will be "we got nukes!" <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:972633469] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>wait, lemme guess: Putin's response will be "we got nukes!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BalanceLost 04/06/23 7:17:12 AM #25:	Thompson posted... Sveriges sak r vr. --- "BalanceLost has a steam-powered PS2 because Sweden don't have electric" - dimeanatrix <cite>BalanceLost posted [p:972670503] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Thompson posted... </cite><quote>Sveriges sak r vr.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 04/06/23 7:36:21 AM #26:	Fuck Erdogan. Seems to have ulterior motives --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:972670674] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Fuck Erdogan. Seems to have ulterior motives</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/06/23 7:38:37 AM #27:	We were told Putin was this Russian chess master, but his moves only work when the other player isn't paying attention or makes a mistake. He's playing "hope chess" and losing right now. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:972670691] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>We were told Putin was this Russian chess master, but his moves only work when the other player isn't paying attention or makes a mistake. He's playing "hope chess" and losing right now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 04/06/23 7:43:13 AM #28:	Masterful gambit, Putin. --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:972670735] in Finland jo... [t:80400881]...</cite> <quote>Masterful gambit, Putin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Finland joins NATO tomorrow, increasing NATO border with Russia by 1,340 km (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Finland joins NATO tomorrow, increasing NATO border with Russia by 1,340 km