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Finland has joined NATO, abandoning a history of military nonalignment for protection from Russia under the organization's security umbrella

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.

Finland became the 31st member of NATO, completing a tumultuous process of accession sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that upended the European security landscape.

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.

Sweden's path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified in record time.

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement…

Finland becomes the 31st member of the world’s largest military alliance as Sweden waits to join.

It's a blow to Putin who, in launching the Russian invasion of Ukraine, vowed to block the alliance's eastward expansion.

The move more than doubles Nato’s border with Russia in a blow to Vladimir Putin