Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Is Big Loss for Putin

[ad_1] That distant boom you heard last week was Vladimir Putin’s head exploding as he heard the news of a formal request from both Finland and Sweden to join NATO. These are two highly capable and professional militaries, whose nations have scrupulously maintained neutrality for decades, and they will add significant firepower and geopolitical advantage to NATO. It is a dramatic change that their populations, who for decades generally agreed it was better not to…

"Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Is Big Loss for Putin"