Finland and Sweden join NATO

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HELSINKI – Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance “without delay”, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major policy shift triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Finland, which shares an 810-mile border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
But until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country had refrained from joining in order to maintain friendly relations with its eastern neighbour.
“Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” Niinisto and Marin said in a joint statement.
“We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days.”
NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials told Reuters ahead of the Finnish announcement.
Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say (nypost.com)
Fix the cumbersome and broken quoting feature on this site @Sea Kat @elonmusk
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I have two equally but separate reactions to this.
1) GOOD, and
2) FUCKBy The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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Spiritual_Chaos said:HELSINKI – Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance “without delay”, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major policy shift triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Finland, which shares an 810-mile border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.But until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic country had refrained from joining in order to maintain friendly relations with its eastern neighbour.“Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” Niinisto and Marin said in a joint statement.“We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days.”NATO allies expect Finland and Sweden to apply to join the alliance in the coming days and will grant membership quickly, five diplomats and officials told Reuters ahead of the Finnish announcement.
Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say (nypost.com)
Fix the cumbersome and broken quoting feature on this site @Sea Kat @elonmusk
Try "Please"?
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HughFreakingDillon said:I have two equally but separate reactions to this.
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mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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HughFreakingDillon said:I have two equally but separate reactions to this.
1) GOOD, and
2) FUCK
good choice, only choice to be made after Ukraine
expanding NATO is extremely dangerous. I mean l look what happened when the Soviet’s expanded into Cuba. This is that to them even if they directly caused it to happen0 -
Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?0
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RunIntoTheRain said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?0
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RunIntoTheRain said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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Spiritual_Chaos said:RunIntoTheRain said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0
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HughFreakingDillon said:Spiritual_Chaos said:RunIntoTheRain said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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Spiritual_Chaos said:HughFreakingDillon said:Spiritual_Chaos said:RunIntoTheRain said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:your first post had a quote in it?you couldnt copy and paste the text?as to the topic, where is Sweden on this question at present? Which way is the country leaning?If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0
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reminder this is an all ages forum
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mickeyrat said:reminder this is an all ages forumWith a strong presence between the ages of 9 and 14.Hey, whoa! Don't throw tomatoes. I've said some really lame and dumb things here myself a few times."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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mickeyrat said:reminder this is an all ages forum
But maybe it's just me, coming from a sound north European country that doesn't beep curse words on TV.
I'VE NEVER BEEPED SATANS BEEP"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:reminder this is an all ages forum
But maybe it's just me, coming from a sound north European country that doesn't beep curse words on TV.
I'VE NEVER BEEPED SATANS BEEP
thought it so obviously a joke, a smilie or other identifyer was unnecessary. guess I was wrong
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
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mickeyrat said:reminder this is an all ages forum0
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mickeyrat said:Spiritual_Chaos said:mickeyrat said:reminder this is an all ages forum
But maybe it's just me, coming from a sound north European country that doesn't beep curse words on TV.
I'VE NEVER BEEPED SATANS BEEP
thought it so obviously a joke, a smilie or other identifyer was unnecessary. guess I was wrong"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
So, is it definitive that both Finland and Sweden will become members of NATO?If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV0
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