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		yodelshady on May 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finland will seek NATO membership immediately Ukraine hadn't applied, until recently arguably didn't meet the military requirements, and - even before this year - had a border dispute in Donbas. The latter is important, NATO is not a hired gun. Finland does have a stable border.

denton-scratch on May 12, 2022 [–]

> had a border dispute in Donbas

Not to mention Crimea, whose annexation by Russia is accepted by nobody.

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