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of course nato. excellent choice, because we need now protection and it s the best available. joining nato would be that gate to us, that no one would invade us. reporter: here in finland s east, generations have grown knowing russia can be a dangerous neighbor. as local legend would have it, when the russians arrived here 281 years ago and stormed the fort up the hill, they spilled so much blood, this log was carried down the hill on it. world war ii commemorations of finnish dead from battling the red army are plentiful, too. finland ultimately escaping invasion by agreeing to be non-aligned. at the last finnish cafe before the he sin ski to moscow transcontinental railline crosses to russia, security, not trade, is top priority. ....
You column? nato could grow larger with f finland and sweden expected to seek joining. cnn s international diplomatic editor nic robertson has our report. reporter: through the trees to the left, russia. to the right, remote finnish farmhouses. through clearings, a glimpse of the flimsy fence following much of the 1,300-kilometer, 830-mile border that separates them. it s quite remarkable how open the border appears to be. we re not allowed to walk across the field, but the other side of the field, less than 100 yards, 100 meters away, it s a low, waist-high fence, a few wooden poles and some wire. thank you. for a clearer view of the border, you need to get above it. ....
Done with that argument. and not only because of the invasion, but because they have shown all the world their philosophy. so, after the recent claims after mr. lavrov that hitler was jewish and biggest anti-semites are jews themselves, i think we are done with any arguments from russia that they have some moral authority in victory over nazis. you know, what we really did hear and it happened during, you know, the hours, we were live on this show, we had a very defiant president putin pretty much justifying his actions in ukraine, marion, but also doubling down. listening to this, to what he said, how does ukraine, how does president zelenskyy prepare for what comes next? well, we know that their next phase of operation is to take all of the south of ukraine, at least that s what russian wants ....
From up here, you can really see just how fine the border is, tracing its way across the countryside. it looks calm, yet below here, the biggest geo-political realignment in a generation is taking place. fences? this woman is caught in it. her farmland touches russia. our land is zero meters. reporter: your land is on the border? yes. reporter: how do you feel about that now? confused. it is it has been safe, but now with this now it is different. reporter: for finns, that change in feeling came fast. once tepid support for nato rocketed as russia invaded ukraine, from one-third to over two-thirds in a matter of weeks. ....
Ukraine s prosecutor general says the russian army has committed almost 10,000 war crimes in just 70 days. that includes the deliberate bombings of civilian killings, torture, and the use of rape as a women. sara sidner talks to two women who survived the terrifying ordeal. the a warning here, some of the details are very disturbing. reporter: in this pine forest, the remnants of a nasty battle. caught in the crossfire, a quiet farming village in ukraine. here, russian soldiers are accused of doing more than destroying homes. two women say they raped them, too. translator: what that son of a bitch did to me was horrible. he forced me to i can t talk ....