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Finns living close to the country's long border to Russia as well as in the capital Helsinki welcomed Finland's new NATO membership on Tuesday, and the sense of having a larger alliance behind them after decades of military non-alignment.

Finland’s membership of Nato will benefit both the alliance and Helsinki, writes Jamie Shea

Citizens of St Petersburg, the Russian city closest to Finland, on Tuesday accused their neighbour of turning its back on them by joining the Western military alliance NATO, following their government's line that the accession was a hostile act.

Since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nato has scrambled to present a united front against Russia. 

The US will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and will spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons in the future, US officials said, as the Ukrainian troops prepare for a spring offensive against Russian forces. The ammunition rounds,…

Helsinki has formally joined the nuclear-armed alliance - meaning it enjoys the protection of the coalition's Article V 'one for all and all for one' defensive pledge

Both Finland and Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year

Finland joined NATO on Tuesday, bringing the Western defence alliance significant military capabilities developed over the years.

Finland became the 31st member of NATO, completing a tumultuous process of accession sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that upended the European security landscape.

As prime minister, she was trusted and liked by voters. Then came allegations that she was a ‘party girl’, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly said Sweden should also now be admitted to the defence alliance.