expected to follow, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent.
The
decision by the two Nordic countries to abandon the neutrality they
maintained throughout the Cold War would be one of the biggest shifts in
European security in decades. Finland's announcement angered the
Kremlin, which called it a direct threat to Russia and threatened an
unspecified response." JP
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