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《CVRHK Latest News》 (International) Finland formally joins Nato at ceremony in Brussels

已更新:2023年4月21日


UPDATED THU, APR 4 2023


Finland formally joined NATO in a ceremony in Brussels on Tuesday. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto completed the accession process by submitting an official document to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at NATO headquarters in Brussels.


President Saul Niinisto of Finland said Finland's most significant contribution to NATO's common deterrence and defence would be to defend its own territory. There is still significant work to be done to coordinate this with NATO, he said. Finland's accession to NATO will greatly help NATO's collective defence. "Finland's strong national defence forces and national territory can better protect NATO's eastern flank," Niinisto said.


Russia said on Monday it would strengthen its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions in response to Finland joining NATO. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO expansion was an "encroachment on our security and on Russia's national interests". Moscow will closely monitor any NATO military deployments in Finland, he said. The Kremlin said Russia would be forced to take "counter-measures". Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the move increased the possibility of further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.


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Finland's NATO membership is seen as a Western challenge to Russia's security. Russia and Finland have close historical and cultural ties, but Finland's NATO membership may increase Russia's anxiety. The development of relations between the two countries depends on future policy adjustments. Whether relations will deteriorate further remains to be seen. Finland's NATO membership will be a new challenge to relations on the surface.


Writing by Sophie Valkyrie



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