infections. and likely unconstitutional. a florida judge appointed by ron desantis says the governor s proposed congressional map is not fair because the judge says it boxes out black voters. but we begin this hour in europe with a dramatic example of how vladimir putin s war in ukraine is backfiring. today finland s leaders say they support ending decades of neutrality and joining nato. the nato chief promises a quick welcome if finland follows through and applies to join the alliance. the kremlin says finland joining nato would definitely pose a threat to russia s security. the president of finland says putin has one man to blame for this decision. well, if that would be the case that we join, my response would be that you caused this. look at the mirror. sweden could soon follow finland. new nato members would redraw the security map and expand along russia s border the alliance putin hoped to weaken with his assault on ukraine. we begin our coverage with h helsinki an
the government plans to produce a white paper sunday on this, recommending that the country, that the parliament votes in favor of joining nato, and that parliament session would be on monday. so the decision could come very j very early next week, and as you say, the opposite of what president putin wants, and this is why we re hearing the rhetoric from the kremlin ratcheting up. they are saying that they will be watching closely to see what finland does, to see if it increases it military presence along the border, and essentially, they will match on the other side. they are saying that this is a threat. nic, any doubt that sweet been follow suit. is that an open question or likely to follow soon? reporter: it s going to happen. they ve been slightly a step or so behind finland on this. but there s no doubt. the joint statement between the
u.s. is winning now. barbara, thanks very much. russia is also upping it military presence in the region but has a very different strategy and goals when if comes to fighting isis. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in paris and has been traveling with president obama. the president and russian president vladimir putin are deeply divided when it comes to syria? reporter: they are, wolf. president obama was very candid today that he has not made much headway in convincing vladimir putin to change his tactics in syria. the shift, the president conceded, could take months as isis continues to grow stronger. they ve met face-to-face twice in the last month but they still don t see eye to eye. so president obama told reporters a the a climate summit in paris, expect russia s vladimir putin to continue to go his own way in the war on isis. at least for now. mr. putin, i don t expect that you re going to see a 180
is also slamming the move. jonathan hunt is live at the u.n. this afternoon. jonathan, the united states, guess, is responding in action and deed. it is. significantly strengthinging it military presence in the region. a second u.s. naval destroyer now joining the uss john mccain in what officials will only describe as the we were pacific, but they admit that both of these destroyers or what is called a missile defense mission. a clear reference to threats from north korea. those threats condemned, as you heard by white house officials, and also condemned at the state department today. listen. what we have as of today is a stated intention to violate their international obligations further. that s not going to take them any closer to ending their isolation, to feeding their people or in any way improving