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Finland joined NATO, expanding the alliance's border with Russia.

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UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Finland joined NATO in 2023

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Finland, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, joined NATO in 2023 in response to Russia's full-scale invasion

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Finland officially joins NATO. The country becomes the 31st member of the world’s largest military alliance, in a strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine, which doubles the length of the alliance's border with Russia.

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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:46:14.361Z

Source story: podolyak-otreagiroval-na-zayavlenie-trampa-o-prichinah-napadeniya-rf-na-ukrainu-12881019