Invaded by its giant neighbour, the Soviet Union, in 1939, Finland - which has a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia - stayed out of NATO throughout the Cold War. ![]() People stand in front of the Finnish national flag after a flag-raising ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels (Photo by JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP) “My sincere congratulations to Finland and President Sauli Niinisto on joining NATO on the 74th anniversary of its founding,” Zelensky said on social media. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Finland on joining NATO, hailing the military alliance as the “only effective guarantee of security in the region” in the face of Russian “aggression”. “I’m tempted to say this is maybe the one thing we can thank Mr Putin for, because he once again here has precipitated something he claims to want to prevent by Russia’s aggression,” Blinken said. Mr Blinken on Tuesday hailed Finland joining NATO as a “historic day”, and said the shift was because of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. He also called on Turkey and Hungary to join the rest of NATO “without delay” in ratifying Sweden’s entry into the alliance. “Together - strengthened by our newest ally Finland - we will continue to preserve transatlantic security, defend every inch of NATO territory,” Biden said in a statement. US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was “proud” to welcome Finland into NATO. “Finland’s membership is not complete without that of Sweden,” he said. A new era begins,” Niinisto said, adding that he hoped to see neighbouring Sweden join soon. “The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to an end. president vis-à-vis the second, e.g.Finnish and Nato flags flutter at the courtyard of the Foreign Ministry in Helsinki (Photo by Antti Hämäläinen / Lehtikuva / AFP)įinnish President Sauli Niinisto hailed the start of a “new era”. ![]() What one is known for, informally Daisy Mae's man, in old comics Scrappy-_ (cartoon dog) Some toy batteries Cousin of a club Dance featuring jerky arm movements "Well played!" Exultant cry "Life of Pi" director Goof French 101 verb Naval jails Delectable Type of animal fat In favor of Bone-chilling Salk and Pepper, in brief Sixth U.S. Bagel topping Ice cream container Father of, in Arabic Feeling in the room Prefix with tourist Derek Walcott's "Omeros," for one 1950s prez Opportunity for a service break Renaissance artist Albrecht Steak _ Eleven plus two and twelve plus one, e.g. Popular hot sauce Up to now Reddish-brown Blvds. Close relative, briefly _ and leaves Was brought back out for airing Notoriously difficult chem class Wheel track "The little woman who wrote the book that started this great war," as Lincoln supposedly said Structure put together by a crane Car trip pastime Like Santa after entering a house, perhaps The spinners? What the Avengers do "His Master's Voice" co. that sends you a card for your 50th birthday Kind of wrench See 33-Across Beyond clean Certain still-life figures Brain-enhancing device used by Professor X _-weekly Tear Suffix with cyclo- _ Love, Utah's first Black congressperson Steely Dan, e.g. Consume, with "of" Triage team member Awkward radio silence With 39- and 44-Across, dramatic work depicted in this puzzle's grid Part two of a three-step bottle instruction Shortening, for short See 33-Across Grp. and Lith., once Word used in place of "chapter" in "A Christmas Carol" Soldier of Sauron Runaway Like the function f(x) = x^3 _ sort Suppositions "Euphoria" channel "_ but a scratch" (Monty Python quote) Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, etc.
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