Finland joins NATO in major setback to Russia

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Finland joined NATO to become the alliance’s 31st member on Tuesday, issuing a major rebuke to Moscow and doubling the border length Russia shares with the military alliance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine spurned Finland to join the military alliance last year. Both Finland and Sweden filed to join NATO, though Sweden’s process is still ongoing. 

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