Finland prime minister and president in Berlin

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto give a press conference to announce that Finland will apply for NATO membership at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland on May 15, 2022. (Photo: Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images)

The Downside Risks of Sweden and Finland Joining NATO

The two Nordic nations do not need the protection, but it will be the nail in the coffin of European autonomy and any future relations with Russia.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/05/13/finland-and-sweden-will-join-nato-…

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