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to keep russians out. my guest today is the president of finland, sauli niinisto. mr president, finland hasjust made a major strategic shift. thank you. this country is now prepared to join nato. how big a deal is that? cold war ended, that s beginning of 90s, we have all the time developed our interoperability with nato, our armament is, well, quite modern, usa based mostly. so, in a way, we have been very prepared all the time. but the change is, like you said, remarkable. it s remarkable because public opinion has moved so far so fast. just a year ago, polls suggested that 20% to 30% of finns liked the idea ofjoining nato. now it s 75% to 80%. yes. is that based on a new level of fear of neighbouring russia? first of all, even though so many said a year ago that no reason to apply for membership in nato, they were not actually against nato. it was more like a rational or pragmatic opinion. we don t need it now. and that s why we kept on saying, our governments, that ....
was on the highway to climate hell with no sign of slowing down and that humanity needed to co operate or perish . now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk from helsinki. i m stephen sackur. when vladimir putin launched his invasion of ukraine, he probably didn t consider the impact it would have on another neighbour, finland, but maybe he should have, because after decades of pragmatic coexistence, finland has made a big strategic decision to join nato, to send weapons to kyiv, and to build a big fence along the border with russia to keep russians out. my guest today is the president of finland, sauli niinisto. do finns now see russia as the enemy next door? president sauli niinisto. welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mr president, finland hasjust made a major strategic shift. this country is now prepared to join nato. how big a deal is that? it is, but if you look back, let s say time before.after cold war ended, that s beginning of 9 ....
rights. prosecuting trump, equal rights, abortion rights. for republicans, impeaching biden, protecting our freedom and protecting the second amendment. but will the engagement translate to turnout? the poll also shows that for a nonpresidential year, people are paying an awful lot of attention when asked how interested they are in the november elections, on a scale of one to ten, 76% rated an 8, 9 or 10. and if that is sustained, it could mean a lot of folks heading to the polls. now, as for the critically important who they will vote for, no strong majority, but there is a fascinating shift we re seeing. joining me now to talk about all of this, nbc s shaquille brewster in florida ahead of tomorrow s primary. cornell belcher is a pollster at brilliant corners research and an msnbc political analyst. and steve kornacki is at the big board for us. and nbc correspondent sahil kapur is with me here on set in new york. steve, let s start with where i left off. who they wil ....
Weve not given enough detail what have brexit actually is by theresa may and her government. That criticism is going to be lessened by a speech today in which we got plenty of detail. It was billed as the most important speech of her term in office. It was certainly the clearest exposition yet of what britain wants from brexit. Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half in, half out. I want to be clear what iam half out. I want to be clear what i am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market. But, she said, britain would push for the freest possible trade with European Countries and other nations around the world. For the first time, mrs may confirmed that the British Parli ....
Weve not given enough detail what have brexit actually is by theresa may and her government. That criticism is going to be lessened by a speech today in which we got plenty of detail. It was billed as the most important speech of her term in office. It was certainly the clearest exposition yet of what britain wants from brexit. Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half in, half out. I want to be clear what iam half out. I want to be clear what i am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market. But, she said, britain would push for the freest possible trade with European Countries and other nations around the world. For the first time, mrs may confirmed that the British Parli ....