limits in hand luggage. a ceremony is due to be held in brussels within the next few hours to officially welcome nato s newest member. this nato s newest member. is the scene live in brusse where this is the scene live in brussels, where officials are arriving to witness the raising of the finished flag here. finland has abandoned its long standing commitment to neutrality in response to russia s invasion of ukraine. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, told reporters it was a historic day; he said it would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. in response, moscow says it will strengthen its military presence in the region. let s listen to what mr stoltenberg had to say. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato s founding treaty, was signed in washington and it s hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our anniversary
by russia s invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finland s accession a historic moment. here s what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato s founding treaty, was signed in washington, and it s hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our anniversary than to have finland becoming a full member of the alliance. nato s foreign ministers meet at a pivotal time for our security. we see that president putin s war of aggression against ukraine grinds on. we will meet in the nato ukraine commission with the foreign minister where we will address how to sustain and ramp up support from nato allies to ukraine. both the urgent needs, but als
but also i expect that allies will start to develop a more long term programme to assist and support ukraine, to help them develop with nato allies and move from the soviet era standards doctrines to nato standards and move closer to the euro atlantic family. so, why is this such a significant moment for both finland and nato? let s take a look back. the north atlantic treaty organization was formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the us, the uk, canada and france. the organisation s original goal was to challenge russian expansion in europe after world war two. it currently has 30 members, who agree to help one another if they come under attack. many of these countries are in europe, the original nato
against ukraine grinds on. we will meet in the nato ukraine commission with the foreign minister where we will address how to sustain and ramp up support from nato allies to ukraine. both the urgent needs, but also i expect that allies will start to develop a more long term programme to assist and support ukraine, to help them develop with nato allies and move from the soviet era standards doctrines to nato standards and move closer to the euro atlantic family. so, why is this such a significant moment for both finland and nato? let s take a look back. the north atlantic treaty organization was formed in 1949 by 12 countries,
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