Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Russia threatens retaliation as NATO says it would go to war to protect Finland

Finland officially joined NATO today as Moscow threatened “retaliatory measures” over the latest humiliation for Vladimir Putin.

Finnish ministers formally handed over documents to alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at NATO’s Brussels headquarters - completing a process which began 11 months ago after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Finland, which becomes the coalition’s 31st member, shares a 832-mile border with Russia and its entry more than doubles the size of NATO’s frontier with Russia.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.