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The induction of Finland, which has long been neutral in Moscow’s prolonged conflict with the West, into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation this week, is a major setback to Russia and President Vladimir Putin. One of the many justifications the Russian leader offered for the aggression against Ukraine was the relentless expansion of NATO closer to Moscow’s borders since the late 1990s. Rather than rolling back NATO, Moscow’s war has lengthened the Central European queue for membership at its door. Soon after the Russian invasion, Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership. By becoming NATO’s 31st member, Finland has doubled...
