Finland has formally joined NATO in a ceremony at its headquarters in Brussels.
The historic moment comes less than a year after Helsinki asked to join the military alliance, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow has warned of countermeasures to what it sees as security threats created by Finland’s membership.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports.
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Qatar will join NATO next. Little terrorism promoting and funding prince of Qatar. Prince of terror
What should Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq Yemen Syria should join because of us terrorism?
It’s a big mistake for Finland. It’s practically as bad as was allying itself with one Austrian artist in WW2 .
Tell us you’re stupid without telling us you’re stupid. 😂
@Ishmael Watson You are desperate 😂
@pentti tapper nope am not Biden
Team America 2 potential with those Russian despots.
@Ishmael Watson Trump came to our Capital with Putin and picked sides. Putin can never step on our territory again. We killed Putins brother in the siege of Leningrad. Putins DNA is 100 % Finnish. He have a Finnish face only he was on the wrong side of the border. Finland will ride or die you can be sure
Only dogs have pack, whereas Tiger Roam solo. 💤🕉️🇳🇵
Russians are not tigers, they alone becouse nobody wants to be with them
You forgot CSTO and warsaw pact, Mr clown
Packs have more success than solo hunters
Funnily enough, having good and strong allies is not a bad thing.
So you say Wolfs are bad because they mostly don’t live alone?
Now presenting…NATO recruiter of the year goes to Mr Putin 🥇😂
There is no beef between Finland and Russia today so this isn’t really an issue.
Coping. More copium please
Soon it will be
Worried now
Why bother?
I wonder how long it will take before NATO will deploy American troops and equipment into Finland, just 400 km from Saint-Petersburg.
Would only happened if Putin used a nuclear weapon
The equipment is there already. Finland has been buying it for quite some time.
@Nina Otan what about the troops
@Ishmael Watson The sooner the better.
Can Russia join NATO too?
@Ade Prayuda Suppression and “election” is really what you want to talk about? Really?
@Ade Prayuda Russia suppresses all who are not “proper Russian” and all who are not catholic. No freedom of press, no freedom of speech, and you are almost stuck in any class you’re born into. Otherwise you will be thrown in a van and imprisoned.
Just because they have diversity does not mean they embrace it. Just like the attempt in conquest of Ukraine the people who are not “proper Russian” will not call themselves as such.
You want to talk about election and on Ukraine? The Russians poison their opponents with radioactive material. Throw them in prison. Hunt them down to kill in other countries. Election? What a joke.
Open your eyes bud you can make statements like that to most and leave them speechless. Lets see what you say to this.
@Nabara夢子 Russia also ex pact Warsaw Countries. Also prosperous 😂
@Ade Prayuda ofcourse it is. Moscow (where all the resources go) is located in Russia afterall.
All Nato 31 countries have To accept a New country To become a member. I believe that Russia should be much More peaceful country To be accepted.
I ordered the invasion of the sun ☀ because it was hot
And I ordered the invasion of smart people because they were smart.
And I needed to see how they did it so I couldn’t be that stupid
The war was never about nato, it was all about putin ambition of Russian imperial rule
Ok buddy so why was the Minsk agreement made
@Modern History Why former Soviet states of USSR like Ukraine, Baltic states or even Russia’s neighbor Finland wants to join NATO? and or shifted alliance to West or NATO. It’s every sovereign countries choice to choose whatever alliance they want. Putin hates that because of his authoritarian regime and dictatorial rule.
@Modern History Ask Putin, why he Invaded Ukraine, which is not at all a threat to Russia.
@Angryman fourteen thousand Russians killed are you stupid stop listening to propaganda news
@Angryman lol CÍA BOTS 🤖 ARE at it again
Hey Pootin’, how’s that war of conquest and your delusions of grandeur working for your Moscowvite Mafia?
Putin is a man who took his country from rags to riches and back to rags
Russian invasion of Ukraine was a suicide move for Russia. Just like Soviet union bled to death after it invaded Afghanistan, putin invasion would bring the same result for Russia
Finally finland join devil
What a fear 😨 does America has of Russia and Russian Forces. Timid America and Americans.
NATO=welcome to nato Finland🎉🎉
PUTIN=😭😡😭
Congrats Finland ❤
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Bro I’m Jamaican and you sound so very propaganda this is a wrong for Finland because if a war should start out they will be a target for Russian nuclear weapons
@Ishmael Watson PUTIN SUPPORTER
^^
Your explanation 🤔😒sounds propaganda.. Go suk yo muddah
@Ishmael Watson <<<<<
@Ishmael Watson russia will be a target to……….
@Ishmael Watson As if Nuclear Weapons won’t be targetting Russia in return NATO’s nuclear weapon will have huge range and possibility of fast strike on cities like Moscow or St Petersburg lol
More Lspdogs For The U S, E U😮
The Russiabous who are the supposed dominant group of this channel’s comment sections are coping rn
Aaaaaand the audio quality 💀
Completely desperate 😂
😅
9 Dec 2021 -Biden assures Zelenskiy that NATO membership in Ukraine’s hands. Dumb Ukraine politicians fell into the trap.
29 June 2022 – Cxx: Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO. Saxxxcrifixxce Ukraine, is to bring Finland and Sweden into NATO.
Pootin 🥴😭😂
russia is a joke now😆😆😆😆
Putin never going win against NATO and Ukraine
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Putin is an evil fascist and a moron.
Sweden will be joining NATO as well, it’s delayed, but it will happen.
Russia will take ‘measures’ eh! It was Russian ‘measures’ against Ukraine that caused Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO.
I therefore assume new Russian ‘measures’ will make NATO even larger.
Evil Russian morons.
This would be costly for the Finish people in the long run.
Hahaha, You Putin war supporters only are good at blaming others. You blamed the West, the US, than Germany than England and you blamed NATO, and now you complain about Finland joining NATO. Did you ever thought once why so many countries all of a sudden wants to join NATO? Stop pointing fingers and ask yourself why. You’ll get the answer instantly.., thou’ the answer may not be what you want to hear 🤣
they are much safer because they don’t have to fear any russian invasion.
It is not NATO moving aggressively in eastern part of Europe, it is democracy and sovereign country’s choice and will that were formerly under Soviet sphere of influence wants to join NATO. Russia sees that as threat because of Putin’s authoritarian regime.
You are brainwashed
Most of the Eastern European countries became NATO members by using bribes and intimidation! So drop the charade and tell these stories about democracy and sovereignty to you your sheep friends!
@Ishmael Watson You are blind, we saw Finland join NATO in real time, where was the invasion? All I saw was a parliament vote
Let the rabies dog keep barking
NATO we all know NATO isn’t for peace
The fact that St Petersburg is so vulnerable now because of Putin is quite hilarious
Thousands of nukes are ready for that 😊
@Dingdingding Ding But terrified of Ukraine
@Richard Schlinger Finnish military doctrine since decades is:Flatten St Petersburg and cut the region in half.
@Dingdingding Ding We have NUKES at our disposal now. We have nuclear shelters for our entire population. You don’t even believe your own propaganda 😂
@Dingdingding Ding Russia will have radiaton in St Peterburgh and Moscow if they nuked Finland.
The cold war is back, the military industrial complex is expanded and secured.
Stereo is broken again. Guys, when will you figure?
These NATO clown
unacceptable
Thank you Russia thank you Putin for making Finland nato member
Finland officially become a slave of US warmongers like the the whole EU!😅😅😅
If Nukes will ever be used in Future, Finland will be the first to receive some. Congratulations Finland
if russia nuke finland they will experience what article 2 means.
@Not a Penguin you are thinking same as Zelunzoky, look at what he made out of his country
@stranger if ukraine part of NATO russia should have been scared, they are unlucky they didn’t became part of them early on. Now Finland in NATO russia will hesitate to invade it like ukraine.
@Not a Penguin “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is Fatal”.
Henry kissinger
@stranger you just quoted random stuff, never anything substantial to what I said earlier.
Ukraine could have avoided the war if it had pursued a “balanced foreign policy” with taking nuts from both sides just like Türkiye. But it should also be comprehensively understood that Türkiye doesn’t have a physical border with Russia as Ukraine have land-based 1,974 kilometres.
I don’t agree with this
you mean usa’s war rages on
lol russia invader and the usa aggresor, classic genius
The Russian’s need to get out of Northern Ireland, it is wrong to go around and annex other countries, russians should also return Gibraltar.
Hereafter Finland will not be happiest nation ever
hey’ll be happier cuz they are safer
well finnish people is not gonna be the happiest in the world any more!!
They just brought troubles in their homes😀😀
they’ll be happier cuz they are safer
@Not a Penguin they will be happy like ukraine😆😆
@Ikram Khanukraine should have been happy if they joined earlier,because russia would certainly be deterred, with NATO russia can’t do anything to Finland, they can try but they will sure regret it.
its easy to think that way with our 2 cent brain… In international politics they already consider lot of possibilities..
There is more to the game which will be unfolded soon
@Ikram Khan any common people with average thinking, know that NATO which consist of powerful countries will deter the corrupt government of russia to go to war.
New puppet joined the team
*Sweden, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova.*
want join NATO
NATO is a filthy liar!! Why would Russia attack one of it’s oil&gas client?? Till ending of 2022, nearly 64% of gas came from Russia, but now Biden wants them to buy it from his son’s company in exchange of military protection…Finland has become now and forever a slave to USA.
Great News. Welcome to Nato!
I am swedish and learned Sweden help Finland to fight Soviet Union earlier, also before Finland before was Sweden so I see no excuse to attack Russia
Lol at Russia..😂😂😂😂😂
Putin boys in the comment section were mad
Putin is NATO’s #1 recruiter