putin. well, if that would be the case that we join, what my response would be is that you caused this. look at the mirror. back in the u.s., a milestone almost unthinkable just a few years ago. 1 million americans have died of covid. the president ordering flags lowered to half staff in a country changed forever. we are also learning more today about this amazing story involving nerves of steel and an emergency landing soft as a willow. what happened minutes before a passenger had no choice but to take controls. let s begin with finland s decision to pursue nato membership. nic, is there any doubt that nato would rush to approve finland s application? they ve already given them a green light, if you will. nato secretary general today said that they will be warmly welcomed. there s been a lot going on behind the scenes in brussels at nato head quarters. a lot of conversations between different nations. and all of it coming to the same point. if finland joins nato whic
government officials so they could time this out so that finland, so that sweden could announce pretty much the same time that finland does. the finish president is going to sweden on tuesday, and i think there s a real expectation that both announcements will come at the same time so they can track through nato pretty much in parallel. we ll watch it closely. nic robertson, thank you for that reporting. on the ground, russia is making headway in the east. they say putin s troops are advancing in some areas as more border villages close to russia come under fire. and for the first time, a russian civilian has reportedly been killed on russian soil by cross border shelling from ukraine. joining us is retired major general james spider marks, a military analyst and the head of geopolitical security for academy strategies. always good to have you. first on the russian being killed during cross border shelling. how do you think this could impact the battle? well, i don t know that it