Breaking: Finnish Parliament's Defence Committee Recommends NATO Membership

[onetexan]

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Source: U.S. News

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Joining NATO is the best option for Finland to guarantee its national security, the Finnish Parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday, ahead of Finland's official decision on whether or not to join the Western defence union in the coming days.

Finland's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would significantly increase the deterrent for becoming a target of Russia's aggression, the defence committee concluded in a statement.



Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-05-10/finnish-parliaments-defence-committee-recommends-nato-membership

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Yay Finns!! Get ready for Putin to lob threats their way.

[RussBLib]

1. so how about Ukraine, NATO?

screw it already, send in some planes!

[bluewater]

2. Good!

[JudyM]

3. Locking

This is the defense committee’s view, not Finland’s final decision, so would be better in the General Discussion Forum, where steps along the way to important breaking news are posted, by consensus of the forum hosts.