🇺🇦 Does Finland Need NATO?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has Finland questioning its tradition of military non-alignment. Janne Korhonen, university professor and political activist, dials in to tell Arthur how the debate on NATO membership has shifted following Putin’s war. 

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• “When Russia invaded in 1939, Finland was in quite a similar position to Ukraine today.”
• “We joined the EU because we were afraid of Russia, but going to NATO at that time would’ve been too much.”
• “The defence of Finland is not just a question for the military, but for the whole of society.”
• “The last poll showed 62% of Finns are in favour in joining NATO, a complete reversal from six months ago.”
• “My guess is that Finland will be NATO members before the end of this year. It’s now or never.”
• “These threats Russia is making about Sweden and Finland joining NATO are nothing new. They’ve been making them for over 20 years.”

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