UPDATE: CTV decided to deep six the previous story that I had linked. I udated the link - to a current story on NATO- but did not rewrite the entire post.
But that is exactly what Putin is getting, thanks to his invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine news: Sweden, Finland to apply to NATO | CTV News
Two newspapers - one Swedish, the other one Finnish - are reporting that the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time and that it will happen in the middle of next month.
The Finnish newspaper Iltalehti said that the Swedish government has expressed a wish to Finland that they apply together in the week starting May 22 and Swedish government sources confirmed the information to Sweden's Expressen tabloid.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to growing support in Sweden and Finland, a Russian neighbour, for joining NATO.
Finland was once part of the Russian Empire, way back when there was such a thing, under the tsars. They avoided being part of the Soviet Union, which didn't sit well with the Soviets, so the Russians invaded in what was known as The Winter War, during 1939 to 1940. That was the war that brought us Simo Häyhä, The White Death. Like the incursion into Ukraine, the Winter War didn't go quite the way the Russians planned.
Both Sweden and Finland cooperate - a lot - with NATO already. NATO war games often take place in the 2 countries, for example.
Anyway, there is more about what is happening in and around Ukraine at the link. Everything from Germany and Russia expelling diplomats, to Environmental protests over Russian oil in Norway is covered.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comment Moderation is in place. Your comment will be visible as soon as I can get to it. Unless it is SPAM, and then it will never see the light of day.
Be Nice. Personal Attacks WILL be deleted. And I reserve the right to delete stuff that annoys me.