Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> defense ministers gave political backing to establishing a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/multinational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multinational</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BattleGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BattleGroup</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a>, which is responsible for guarding the military alliance’s longest border w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>.</p><p>Finland is on track to become the 9th country to host a forward land forces contingent after ministers supported the move in Brussels on Fri. The decision includes setting up a command unit for ground forces.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-14/finland-set-to-boost-nato-stance-with-multinational-battle-group" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">24-06-14/finland-set-to-boost-nato-stance-with-multinational-battle-group</span></a></p>