A U.S. soldier instructs a Finnish soldier on the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during the Northern Forest land force exercise in Rovajarvi, Finland May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
ROVAJARVI, Finland (Reuters) - NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise since becoming the 31st member of the Western alliance in April.
The addition of Finland doubles the length of the border NATO shares with Russia, which launched a large-scale invasion of another neighbour, Ukraine, in February last year.
