Finland joins NATO as 31st member amid fears of Russia threat

Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, marking an end to its decades-long military neutrality in the face of fears about the threat posed by Russia following its invasion of Ukraine a year earlier.Finland, alongside Sweden, applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in May last year, seeking security against its powerful neighbor through NATO's collective defense guarantee.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed the imminent accession of Finland, saying, "It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security and for NATO as a whole…READ FULL ARTICLE