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Alexander Stubb: “We ended up joining [NATO] also because, you know, Putin…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:23

You know, we never wanted to be alone again. So, so we did that. And of course on NATO, which I wish we would have joined much earlier, we, We ended up joining [NATO] also because, you know, Putin attacked Ukraine. So what's my advice to my European friends that is to say that don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. We've been in transatlantic crisis before. You mentioned the Suez Canal. (10:23–10:28)

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Asserts that Finland joined NATO partly due to Russia's actions in Ukraine.

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