finland knows firsthand what it s like to be in ukraine s shoes. you may forget in the beginning of world war ii, russia was actually aligned with nazi germany, which gave joseph stall the green light to annex finland by force in 1939 but the russian invasion known as the winter war was far from the cake walk that was anticipated. to russia s embarrassment, the vastly superior forces were out maneuvered by finland s ski bar bar tall yens. it is understandable why finland may want nato s protection after the chilling prospect putin has ambitions beyond ukraine. and unsurprisingly, russia today threatened finland as well as sweden warning of quote serious military political repercussions if either country tries to join nato. joining me now is nbc news