Stubb said in a speech that “as a result of allying ourselves militarily and joining NATO we have taken the final step into the Western community of values" to which Finland has belonged "in spirit throughout its independence.”
Alexander Stubb, New Finnish leader: It took 'final step' into Western community by joining NATO
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We signed our NATO agreement without any kind of limits,” Stubb told The Associated Press during a campaign event just outside the capital, Helsinki, on Saturday.
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