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Finns head into NATO welcoming sense of support

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.

Reuters

Putin will be angry Finland has joined Nato – but he only has himself to blame

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

The Independent UK

In Russia's St Petersburg, locals say Finland 'making problems' with NATO accession

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.

Reuters

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US pledges $2.6 billion more in weapons aid to Ukraine

The U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance that includes three air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, as Ukraine prepares a spring offensive against invading Russian forces.

Reuters

Nato vs. Russia: who would win in a conflict?

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

The Week

Anti-war officer from Putin’s elite security team defects

Gleb Karakulov, an officer in Putin’s secretive personal security service, defected in October

The Independent UK

‘He’s a war criminal’: Elite Putin security officer defects

Gleb Karakulov, an officer in Putin’s secretive personal security service, defected in October

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Officials: US Providing Ukraine $2.6 Billion in Military Aid

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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says leaving New START has given it new security options

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that suspending participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S. had given Moscow new opportunities to guarantee its security, Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters

World Taekwondo follows IOC and allows Russian and Belarusian athletes back as neutrals

World Taekwondo have announced their plans following recommendations from the International Olympic Committee amid the ongoing war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

St Petersburg café killing exposes Russia’s security woes

Moscow has blamed Ukrainian security services and supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for the killing of a prominent Russian ultranationalist blogger in a St Petersburg café. Kyiv and Navalny’s supporters have denied the allegations. But the attack on a figure with close links to the Wagner Group has…

France 24

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

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

Daily Mirror

French and European leaders visit China, the 'systemic rival'

French President Emmanuel Macron is in China for a four-day visit, hoping to dissuade Beijing from directly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French leader won't want to alienate a crucial trade and geopolitical player. Macron is accompanied by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Radio France Internationale

St Petersburg bomb suspect charged with terrorism over killing of pro-war blogger

Moscow says Darya Trepova acted for Ukraine and handed statuette to Vladlen Tatarsky that later exploded

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Finland officially joins Nato as Russia threatens 'retaliatory measures'

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

The Independent UK

Clyde-built frigates will help UK stand up to ‘bullies’, says minister

Defence procurement minister Alex Chalk visited the BAE shipyard in Govan as the first steel was cut for new ship HMS Birmingham.

Tribune News Service

Finland joins NATO as defense alliance expands northward

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.

Reuters

U.N. rights body extends Ukraine inquiry into crimes since Russia's invasion

The United Nations Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted in favour on Tuesday of extending the mandate of an investigative body probing possible war crimes committed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldier pleads 'partly guilty' at Russia's first war crime trial

A Ukrainian soldier pleaded "partly guilty" on Tuesday at Russia's first trial for war crimes in connection with its military campaign in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Finland joining Nato is ‘direct result of Putin’s aggression’, says UK

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

The National (Scotland)

Nato officially welcomes Finland as 31st member of military alliance

FINLAND has officially joined the Nato military alliance.

France 24

For Taiwan, war in Ukraine serves as potent reminder of threat from China

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan has shown unwavering support for Kyiv. The invasion of a young democracy by its larger neighbour is indeed a situation that hits close to home in Taiwan. Though the archipelago is more than 8,000 kilometres away, the situation facing Ukrainians…

Reuters

Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow on April 5-6 - Kremlin

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.

The Guardian - UK

Finland becomes 31st member of Nato in Brussels ceremony

Formal accession nearly doubles Nato border with Russia as Moscow warns it will boost its defences if necessary

The Conversation

Finland joins Nato in a major blow to Putin which doubles the length of the alliance's border with Russia

In 1948, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was signed between the Soviet Union and Finland, providing a key basis for relations between the two states that was to last throughout the cold war. With memories of the 1939 “winter war” between the two still acute, the agreement…

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