{"id":139421,"date":"2024-02-29T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sweden-and-finland-in-nato-a-strategic-defeat-for-russia-to-the-point\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:00:37","slug":"sweden-and-finland-in-nato-a-strategic-defeat-for-russia-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sweden-and-finland-in-nato-a-strategic-defeat-for-russia-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden and Finland in NATO: a strategic defeat for Russia? | To The Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ww3Eposy5jA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sweden and Finland in NATO: a strategic defeat for Russia? | To The Point\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ww3Eposy5jA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It took a while, but this week Sweden got the green light on its bid to join NATO. Following Finland\u2019s accession last year NATO is now firmly anchored in the high North.<\/p>\n<p>Will that strengthen the alliance\u2026 or risk provoking Finland&#8217;s neighbor Russia? Meanwhile new trouble is brewing in southeastern Europe, as the breakaway region of Transnistria, just south of Ukraine, asks Russia for &quot;protection.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>As the challenges multiply, NATO members send diverging signals in the direction of Moscow\u2013 with France&#8217;s president sparking pushback by refusing to rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Our topic this week, &quot;Sweden and Finland in NATO: a strategic defeat for Russia?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#NATO #Russia #Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTwitch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dwnews_hangout<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took a while, but this week Sweden got the green light on its bid to join NATO. Following Finland\u2019s accession last year NATO is now firmly anchored in the high North. Will that strengthen the alliance\u2026 or risk provoking Finland&#8217;s neighbor Russia? 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