Finland, which shares hundreds of miles of border with Russia, joined NATO two years ago, swiftly followed by neighboring Sweden.

NATO Shows Force on Northern Flank with Russia as US Pulls Back. Published May 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM EDT. By . Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K.

Yet troubling deficiencies remain along NATO’s northern flank, particularly in the Arctic and near-Arctic, that reveal substantial failings by several key alliance members to uphold their ...

Third, Europe’s northern flank is witnessing an increase in military activity. Russia stated that it expects a militarization of the region following Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO accession.

Independent Thinking: Securing NATO’s northern flank. Episode 31 of our weekly podcast explores the UK’s role in the defence of the Nordic region. ... With Kyiv’s counter-offensive now underway, the ...

With Finland, and most recently Sweden, joining NATO, the strategic situation in the Baltic Sea region and on the Western military alliance's Northern Flank is changing radically, but Russia still ...

Russia’s February 2022 assault on Ukraine forced Finland to reassess the foundations of its security doctrine, resulting in Helsinki’s bid to join NATO. After brief hesitation, a surprised ...

On NATO's Eastern Flank, US Policy Shift Stokes Security Fears By Kuba Stezycki, Janis Laizans and Alan Charlish WARSAW/RIGA (Reuters) - Polish call centre worker Katarzyna Paprota, 48, says the ...

NATO shows force on northern flank with Russia as US ... "By this decision we will answer to the current security situation in Europe and the military threat posed by Russia," the country ...