Biggest obstacle has been lifted, paving the way for NATO to welcome two important new members. As a result, the top levels of NATO will be exploding champagne corks symbolically tonight.

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Both Finland and Sweden are already contemporary democracies that have a tilt toward the West. Their military are highly trained and well equipped, and they are used to operate in the frequently difficult circumstances of Europe’s far north.

When it is finally finished, their membership will raise the total number of NATO nations bordering the Baltic Sea to seven, thereby transforming the sea into a lake that is controlled by NATO.

The Kremlin will only have more reason to be anxious as Russia’s two outlets, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, become further cut off from the outside world.

Because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have decided to join NATO. This invasion was carried out with the intention of drawing NATO farther away from Russia’s borders.

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Instead, it has led to the complete reverse of what was intended.