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Alexander Stubb: “Finland and Sweden joined [NATO] because Putin attacked.”

Featuring: Alexander Stubb, National Coalition | President of Finland | International

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Finland's president on Trump's Greenland bid and shifting global alliances

Published | Video Starts at 10:56

What was the strategic aim of Putin that was to take over Ukraine four years ago and make it Russia? Ukraine is becoming a member of the European Union. The aim was not to have NATO enlarging. Well, Finland and Sweden joined [NATO] because Putin attacked. The aim was to keep European defense expenditure down 5% of GDP, pretty much thanks to Trump. So strategically, he's failed. Militarily, he's failed. He's not advancing. (10:56–11:01)

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Asserts that Finland and Sweden joined NATO as a response to Putin's actions.

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