US secretary of state Antony Blinken welcomes Finland as the 31st member of Nato and says the alliance has Russian President Vladimir Putin to thank for the move.Finland decided to join the alliance after Russia's invasion of one of its other neighbouring countries, Ukraine, in 2022.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken welcomes Finland as the 31st member of Nato and says the alliance has Russian President Vladimir Putin to thank for the move.Finland decided to join the alliance after Russia's invasion of one of its other neighbouring countries, Ukraine, in 2022.