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		tanelpoder on Dec 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian milit... It's worth mentioning that Finland and Sweden are not NATO member states.

jacquesm on Dec 16, 2021 [–]

That is true, at the same time they are part of the EU and part of the EU co-defense pact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Po...

They also collaborate on NATO exercises, and the reverse is also true: NATO partakes in Swedish and Finish military exercises.

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