INTERVIEW | What Finland Joining NATO Means for Russia, War In Ukraine, and How It Benefits America , National Security Expert Explains
Finland is joining NATO, and Victoria Coates says Russia is less than pleased.\xa0\nLeaders in Moscow are \u201cthoroughly outraged about this and claiming it causes some kind of intolerable threat to Russian security,\u201d says Coates, a senior research fellow in international affairs and national security at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)\xa0\nFinland will become the 31st NATO member on Tuesday, a move that Coates says is likely an embarrassment to Russia because counties in the region appear to \u201cnot [be] interested in joining with Russia" in the war against Ukraine.\nCoates joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to explain the significance of Finland entering NATO and what it could mean for the ongoing war in Ukraine.\xa0\nCoates also shares what we know about the imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and how the Biden administration should be handling the situation.\xa0\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.