Putin's NATO comments merely effort to 'reframe' Ukraine invasion failures: experts
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Military experts advised that Putin's comments may not mean much strategically, his position as a world leader with a nuclear arsenal adds weight to anything he says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the country's transport industry via a video link in Sochi, Russia May 24, 2022. (Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg answers a reporter's question, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, during a news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) FILE - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto makes a point during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File) (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Finland and Sweden reversed historically neutral positions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, explaining that the "security landscape" in Europe had changed. Turkey said it would not support either country’s bid to join the alliance, which would effectively block their entry since any applicant requires full support from native members.