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According to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, the Russian decision to invade Ukraine shows that “they are ready to attack a neutral neighbour”. In an interview with CNN, he said that he called President Putin on the 14th to inform him that he was regarding to apply for NATO membership. Surprisingly, Putin only replied calmly.
The war has changed the positions of Finland and Sweden, and the two countries will complete their accession to NATO as soon as possible in the following days. “Our conversation was very deliberate and non-threatening, and he (Putin) accepted it so calmly.”
(Updated at 21:30) The sound file before the sinking of the “Moscow” revealed that the Russian soldiers were in a hurry
The Russian Navy’s proud flagship of the Black Sea Fleet “Moskva” (Moskva) was sunk by Ukrainian forces for a month. Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command (OC South) released an audio file of the sinking on Facebook on the 15th. According to the Kyiv Independent, a soldier can be clearly heard shouting “the ship has been bombed twice, one side is tilting…”
At the beginning of last month, the proud Russian Black Sea Fleet “Moscow” suffered a setback and sank, which is a great shame. Russia insisted that the fire on the ship caused the explosion of the ammunition depot, however, the Ukrainian side emphasized that it was caused by the two “Neptune” missiles they fired.
(Updated at 18:30) The British Foreign Minister expressed “strong support” for Finland and Sweden to join NATO
NATO’s 30 members held two-day talks in Berlin this weekend, focusing on Finland and Sweden as soon as possible to complete their membership in a few weeks amid Russia’s growing power, Archyde.com reported.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also publicly stated that he “strongly supports” Africa and Sweden joining NATO, citing Article 5 of the organization’s collective defense norms, emphasizing that the international organization is an important military force in the West. Threatened, member states will unite to resist.
“Britain agreed to continue to help Ukraine drive out Russia in order to win, and it is time for Putin to face a losing outcome, and this kind of aggression is no exception,” she said.
