leave after living for weeks under the city s strict lockdown. russia is seeing red over finland s announcement that it plans to apply for nato membership. former president dmitri medvedev said russia would seriously strengthen ground, naval and air defenses on its western border. they are calling finland s decision a radical change in policy as well as a treaty violation. finland declared neutrality at the end of world war ii. but the brutality of putin s war in ukraine has left many feeling vulnerable. for now, finland says there are no direct threats from russia and all is quiet on their 800-mile long shared border. in this kind of situation, of course you have to be prepared for all kinds of threats. we don t speck anything but we are prepared for everything. nato members have been quick to support finland s decision but the chief of staff said it shows nato s double standards. we are very happy for our friends in finland, and of course, it is absolutely logical s
Particularly germany, but he wants this support to be maintained. kim? we ll keep following this event throughout the day. live from london for us. thank you so much. here in the u.s., the bipartisan committee investigating the january 6th attacks on the u.s. capitol is wrapping up its battle with republicans refusing to cooperate. in an unprecedented move, the panel sent subpoenas to five key lawmakers thought to have information about the insurrection and they include the top house tunnel kevin mccarthy and four others who have been outspoken supporters of donald trump s baseless lie about the 2020 election being stolen that. these are people who were involved with discussions with the president. they were in communication with white house staff on january 6th leading up to it. clearly have relevant testimony. they need to do their duty. they need to uphold their oath and come in voluntarily and testify. if they don t, we will discuss
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