Finland and sweden are trying to join nado. If they get into na, that'll make russia the only arctic country that isn't part of nato. I think it's going to fundamentally allow the us. Europe, nato to re conceptualize allf defense and security in northern europe,. including the european portion of the arctic. Now, the nords have entered the chat ahead on today. Explained to day with jen kirby, who does foreign stuff at vax.
Their admission to NATO would further isolate Russia, leaving it the only Arctic country outside the alliance.
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