If finland and sweden join nato, russia will be the only arctic country that isn't with nado. And that presents its own set of geo political tensions. We called up helsinke finland, charle salonius pasternac, i'm a leading researcher at the finished institute of international affairs. I think it's going to fundamentally allow us europe nato, to re conceptualize all defense and security in northern europe, including the european portion of the arctic. Promise firm.
Their admission to NATO would further isolate Russia, leaving it the only Arctic country outside the alliance.
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