Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April

Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by pjc50 on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:36AM (#35422452)

The stupid thing is that NATO already have a land border with Russia before even 2007: Estonia and Latvia. Both of which were concerned about being invaded by Russia because they have terrible memories of the last time.

(Ignoring Kaliningrad, which has a border with Lithuania and Poland but is not militarily defensible, and the awkward satellite state of Belarus)

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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by alkonaut on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:42AM (#35422520)

Yup. And Norway. And Poland + Lithuania if we count Kaliningrad. The NATO land border just grew by about twice. I don't think this expansion affects any military balance as much as Russia tries to claim though.

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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by cowbolt on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:43AM (#35422531)

Maybe a bit pedantic, but Norway (founding member of NATO) shares a border with Russia, although the invasion concern is less pressing.

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