Finland to apply for NATO membership: 'Russia can't just be crossing the border,' lawmaker says

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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Finnish lawmaker Elina Valtonen, chair of the Finnish Parliament’s NATO Assembly, about Finland’s announcement Thursday that it will end longstanding military neutrality and join the NATO military alliance because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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