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Finland officially becomes the 31st member of NATO, in a historic realignment of Europe's defences that drew an angry warning of "countermeasures" from the Kremlin. IMAGES
"NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that is a long term perspective" says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Helsinki. SOUNDBITE - ATTENTION, NO SOUND AT SOURCE DURING THE BEGINNING OF FIRST SHOT
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says "all allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a NATO member" as he attends a US-hosted meeting in Germany to discuss further support for Ukraine, a day after a visit to Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
"NATO becomes stronger, Finland becomes safer" says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as Finland becomes the newest memeber of the military alliance. SOUNDBITE
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcome Turkey's decision to push ahead with ratifying Finland's membership, and says Sweden should also be allowed to join as soon as possible. "The most important thing is that both Finland and Sweden become full members of NATO quickly, not whether they join at exactly the same time," Stoltenberg said. SOUNDBITE
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