This whole war between Russia and Ukraine got started because Ukraine wanted to join NATO.

But now, very much because of Russia, two close by countries, one, it's straight up shares a border with,

and one, it shares a sea with, are trying to join NATO.

Finland is the former, Sweden is the latter, and it's not just border stuff.

If Finland and Sweden get into NATO, that'll make Russia the only Arctic country

that isn't part of NATO.

I think it's going to fundamentally allow the US, Europe, NATO to re-conceptualize all of defence and security in northern Europe,

including the European portion of the Arctic.

The increasingly isolated Russia now that the Nords have entered the chat.

Ahead, on today's plan.

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