Finland becomes a member of NATO

Finland has officially joined NATO today, completing a historic security policy shift triggered by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and dealing a major blow to the Russian despot.

Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto completed the accession process by handing over an official document to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken – the keeper of NATO’s founding treaty – at Nato headquarters in Brussels. They then watched on as the country’s flag was raised outside the HQ, joining the 30…