at wisconsin and a grocery store in new york and a flee market in texas,and what should be safe spaces but instead the sites of four mass shootings over the weekend. and then kim jong-un calling in the military to help with covid. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin with a seismic shift for european security as russia faces its consequences on the war in ukraine. on sunday, finland s government formerly announced it intends to join nato and then hours later sweden followed suit. they are widely expected to endorse the nation, and nato leaders said the approval process could move very quickly. sunday s announcement mark an historic policy change for two countries that remained neutral for decades, and it s likely to anger vladimir putin who has long-time considered nato expansion a threat to russia. finland s ambassador said russia has changed the calculous. the situation has changed rather profoundly, and
and north korea is battling its first reported covid outbreak. we will look at what south korea is offering. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin with a seismic shift for european security. on sunday finland s government f formally announced it would join nato. parliament is widely expected to endorse the decision, and from there nato leaders said the approval process could move quickly. sunday s announcement mark a historic policy change for two countries that remained neutral for decades and it s likely to anger russian president, vladimir putin, who long considered nato expansion a threat to russia. claire sebastian is standing by with reaction. and first, let s go to nic robertson live in helsinki. a vote will come on whether to join nato, and probably that s a forgone conclusion. how does the process move on from here? reporter: it is a forgone conclusion, and the president yesterday, when
stain on the soul of america. russia is not achieving its strategic objectives. russia tried to deny any enlargement of nato. the social democratic party has concluded that sweden should join nato. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa suarez. welcome to the show, everyone, it is monday, may 16th. we begin with the consequences of russia s war on ukraine. finland and sweden have announced they intend to join nato, reverse ago neutral stance held by the two nations for decades and really paving the way for major expansion of nato s military alliance directly on russia s doorstep. now, what you are looking at right now, a live images coming to us from helsinki in finland where finnish lawmakers are gathered to consider the issue. swedishish use are set to do the same in 30 minutes or so both parliaments are widely expected to endorse the decisions, from there nato says the approval process could move very quickly. finland s acceptance would also double r
gaza today. although he stopped short of describing this is the start of a full-scale ground invasion. yesterday, senior adviser to people benjamin netanyahu told my colleague that this latest escalation is the start of, quote, feedback. you be sure if you are in a hamas tunnel or you are in a hamas stronghold, and we are going to come and find you, and we are going to eliminate that target. hamas will pay for its crimes against humanity. hamas will pay for slaughtering our people. and tonight, we are starting payback. overnight, gaza was hit with an intense series of airstrikes then knocked out internet throughout the region, effectively cutting off gaza s 2 million residents from the outside world. it says are used by hamas. joining me now, nbc news correspondent josh letterman. who is in the west bank and you let matt bradley who is live on the ground in lebanon on israel s northern border. what is israel saying today regarding to actions in gaza? it s been difficult
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