Finland and Sweden's NATO membership applications—traditionally neutral countries abandoning non-alignment for collective defense—represent the opposite of Putin's intended outcome and prove that his aggression has catalyzed exactly the alliance expansion he sought to prevent.
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Evidence Quote
“this is one of the Putin's achievement uh because the the fact that Finland and Sweden decided to uh to uh appeal for membership in NATO was also something uh nobody would have been expecting a year ago...this Invasion changed uh their understanding about the security”
Source
Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster | Lithuania: On the Frontline of European Security— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 4:44:48 AM
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