Finland joins Nato

A ceremony has been held in Brussels to officially welcome NATO's newest member. Finland has abandoned its long-standing commitment to neutrality in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Our security expert answers audience questions about what the accession means for Finland and for the Western alliance. We also hear from the Finnish conscripts who discuss the country’s historic decision to abandon military neutrality.

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(Photo: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hands over his nation's accession document to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during a joining ceremony at the NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2023. Credit: Johanna Geron/Pool/Reuters)