Finland officially joins NATO alliance in the face of Russia aggression

Belgium NATO Foreign Ministers Finland

Military personnel raise the flag of Finland during a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels to mark the accession of the alliance’s 31st member. Source: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert

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Finland has become the 31st member of the NATO alliance, nearly doubling the length of the member states' border with Russia. The historic fast-tracking of membership was spurred on by Russia's war in Ukraine.

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