Secretary Blinken arrived in Germany to meet with NATO members amid signs of division among some allies. Finland’s President called President Putin to personally confirm it’s applying to join NATO; Sweden is expected to follow suit next week. Putin calling the move a mistake, retaliating by shutting off electricity to Finland. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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#Swden #Finland #NATO
Sweden And Finland Eye NATO Membership
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Now sweden can go to war for all future #nato conflicts and regime changes that the USA picks, it's just unfortunate they missed a couple already that started with the illegal bombing of #Yugoslavia.
This must upset the war-hungry Swedish and finish people, don't worry many more to come and a biggy with china plenty of opportunities for your youth to become heroes?
"Blinkin-lier" make reasons up for war his handy teen CIA comic of regime change spins has come in handy in Ukraine for the last 8 years
Turkey wants to block these two great nations from joining….. what a joke… I would 100% prefer Sweden or Finland in over Turkey all day long. Scum!
He would make a great President
Ukraine biolabs, who wants a new virus? apparently Clinton's and Obama's were involved and others
If Sweden and Finland were true democracies, they would put the question of joining NATO to a referendum.
Im Swedish and i want Sweden to stay neutral
More welfare states for the US taxpayers to cover eh? Or will they be the first NATO countries to pay their dues? Doubt it
Putin /Russia fumbled the ball on the 1 yard line . NATOs Finland scoops it up , returns it 99 yards for the score . Russia appears to have two options remaining to save face .
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Man did this situation backfire on Russia. A NATO armed Ukraine with soldiers that are fighting for their freedom and Finland literally changed the game.
But Finland should use that card to free Ukraine or atleast try by giving Russia an option to pull back or your joining NATO. At least try the option.
Look at the bottom of your IKEA glass and you will see a Made in Russia’ etching.
surprise surprise!! After Finland and Sweden joins NATO, Kaliningrad to declare independence and seek to join NATO
My condolences in advance to the Swedish and Finnish people
Questions Not Asked:
1. Why now and not last year, 5 years ago or ANY of the dozens of years that NATO has practically begged Finland to join them.?
In times of conflict and potential conflict having a ready and willing people whose patriotism would let them, despite their small population become cannon fodder in a proxy war would be priceless, as Finland's long border with Russia could now be filed with nuclear weapons and tanks far away from such inconvenient places as Germany or the United States. To what extent was this discussed at all or seen as making Finland less secure, instead of more secure when rushing towards a speedy membership in NATO? If seen as irrelevant, why would something so far reaching for Finland's future be not discussed in detail as to every possible consequence like being used as cannon fodder before the decision ti joun was made?
2. Why is there no countrywide referendum on this subject which will henceforth affect every Finn citizen for generations to come or until NATO disbands to be replaced with somthing else in 100 years, if ever at all?
Don't the Finnish people need to have a direct say and open debate about something this critically important whether pro or con?
Is the present leadership afraid that when 24/7 coverage of Russian brutality in Ukraine is inevitably ended that Finnish people will go back to supporting oneutrality and overwhelmingly ( like a few months ago ) reject NATO membership?
3. How long has the EU supporting leadership of Finland agreed with Brussels that Finland should join NATO?
How long was this wanted by the present leaders of Finland and politicians generally, before the Russian invasion of the formerly called Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( until 1991) occurred?
Is this not a case of "not letting a bad crisis go to waste "? Opportunism or a cold, hard analysis of all the facts? Which is it?
4. By joining now what is the"opt out clause " in case a future Finnish government would ever want out of this agreement that was made as quickly as possible, with the least amount of debate possible when fear of Russia peaked because of nonstop news coverage of their invasion of a former republuc of the USSR?
5. With less countries now willing to sit on their hands and cheer on Finland from the sidelines (as they did in 1939 and 1941) isn't Finland already " not alone"if there would be an unnecessary and illogical unprovoked invasion by Russia?
How exactly does NATO protect Finland by the military might of Germany and USA while altruistically seeking to not provoke Russia ?
Are there guarantees that no nuclear weapons will be stationed in Finland? Ever?
6. Why are members of the Media acting like the best and perhaps most enduring neutrality established between former belligerents that has lasted through the darkest times of the Cold War is now suddenly useless? Are they scared to speak out? Done no research? Or simply don't care?
Just saying …
Peace.
You may ask to join NATO however all members of NATO must agree before you can become a member. What will be NATO's response if one NATO member veto's this nations application? these are difficult moments being played out in public. Someone in NATO needs to resolve this situation without the attention of the media reporting every second of the day
time NICE
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Your work is an excellent great honor I am sure God admired you your very human heart helps the whole world we thank you with all our hearts all Braves Heroes 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
To day historias 🇸🇪🤝🤝🇫🇮 go to Nato,so happy👍
Let´s go!!!!! 💪👍
The Sultan of Bosporus doesn’t care of Finland or Sweden. He wants money
If Putin touches Finland…It’s on!!…
They probably get the secret password to get in
You cannot threaten Nordic people. They have viking blood
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I’m scared
So much to talk about this weekend in Berlin, apparently. Hoping for a change of heart, though. Praying for peace in Ukraine from
America. 🇺🇸💟🌀🇺🇦☮️💜
Two pieces of advice to countries:
Proverbs 20:3 Honor is a man to leave the fight; But every fool will wrap himself in it.
Proverbs 22:3 The prudent see danger and avoid it; the fool goes ahead and takes the damage.
How do you vote Turkey out?
That these two countries(Sweden an Finland) are openly supporting and engaging with PKK and YPG terrorist organization.Turkey should veto Finnish and Swedish NATO membership.
6. am est the news showed finland attacked by russian howezer's
putin will use nuke storytelling again. Hahaha!
Sad that compared to our President these are the strongest world leaders right now.
Make new graves in Sweden the young boys will be ther
I've been seeing words like "seeking", "eyeing", "intention", "on the verge", "mulling" and so on in the titles with the two Nordics and NATO. Are they gonna apply or not?