Russia Expressed Strong Displeasure over the Expansion of NATO

Finland has become a new member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is the 31st country to join the world's largest military alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Tuesday that Finland has now become a member of NATO.

Russia expressed strong displeasure over the expansion of NATO. The statement issued by the Kremlin stated, "Finland's accession to NATO is an attack on Russia's security. We will deal with it."

Significantly, NATO headquarters is in Brussels. Reportedly, Sweden is also likely to become a part of NATO very soon. Stoltenberg said in a conversation with the media - This week is going to be historic for us. NATO countries are coming to a forum. Finland has become a new member of our NATO family. Sweden may also become a part of it very soon.

Stoltenberg is a former Prime Minister of Norway. He said, "For the first time, the flag of Finland was hoisted at the NATO headquarters. Now, NATO countries will be responsible for its security."

About NATO.....

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. As per the reports, after the destruction of the Second World War, the nations of Europe struggled a lot to rebuild their economies and ensure their security. The Western European countries were in a desperate need of collective security solution.

As a result, taking in view the increasing tensions and security concerns, representatives of several countries of Western Europe gathered together to create a military alliance. Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed the Brussels Treaty in March, 1948. Their treaty provided collective defense; if any one of these nations was attacked, the others were bound to help defend it. 

NATO aims to promote democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust among the countries. The organisation is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military power to undertake crisis-management operations.

NATO plays an significant role in fighting terrorism, contributing more than 13,000 NATO troops to train local forces in Afghanistan. NATO is also a full member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and our AWACS surveillance aircraft continue to support the Coalition. NATO is also training Iraqi forces to fight ISIS and control the terror activities.

Member Countries....

Currently, NATO has 31 member countries. In 1949, there were 12 founding members of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. After that, 19 more countries have joined the Alliance till now which includes Greece and Türkiye (1952), Germany (1955), Spain (1982), Czechia, Hungary and Poland (1999), Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (2004), Albania and Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), North Macedonia (2020), and Finland (2023).