COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Tuesday that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in April 202 3, has a 1,340-kilometer land border with Russia that runs mostly through thick forests …
Alexander Stubb, who has long backed NATO membership, speaks to Al Jazeera about the country’s decision to join the alliance amid the Ukraine war. This year’s spring could herald a new security order for Finland and Sweden, as the two countries prepare to submit their NATO membership bids. Alexander Stubb: I think the decision on Finnish NATO membership was taken …
