We watched hours of broadcasts on Russian networks and spoke with expert fact checkers to understand how Russia is spinning the war it started in Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to the country joining NATO. Alexander Stubb said he was giving up hope that his country would join. You know, Putin has only himself to thank. Stubb told Insider that he should be grateful to Putin. The former prime minister ofFinland said he was giving up on his hope that his country would join NATO, but Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved it. Alexander Stubb told Insider in a phone interview that he had been an advocate of NATO membership for 30 years. His views did not get the majority support due to reasons such as the fear of Russian retaliation and the history of neutrality in Finland. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Stubb said that the idea of joining NATO did not have majority support in Finland before the invasion, but that changed after the attack on Ukraine. You know, Putin has only himself to thank. He said that he should be grateful for Putin's support of NATO membership. On the 24th of February, everything changed, and Putin is to be thanked. Stubb believes that joining NATO will increase the security of the country. Stubb said that the decision to invade Ukraine was motivated by the desire of Putin to restore Soviet glory and weaken Western alliances like NATO and the European Union. The invasion was framed by Putin as a response to NATO expanding eastward as well as the false belief that Ukraine is not a real country. Putin wanted to stop Sweden from joining NATO. Stubb said that they will now because of his actions. Sweden is considering joining the alliance. He has made Russia weak again and will go down in history as one of the biggest failures of Russian leadership. Prime Minister Sanna Marin said that the decision on whether to join would be made within weeks. Stubb said that the invasion meant that Finland had to think about being a neighbor to Russia. Stubb believed that joining NATO would bolster the country's security. He said that people felt that they never want to be left alone again, as they were in World War II. Stubb said that the fight against Russia can no longer be kept out of military alliances, as the fight now involves energy and the economy. It sounds like a nice idea. There are times when reality and idealism meet. He said that this is one of those moments. Stubb said he didn't think people were panicked in wanting to join NATO, but that they were motivated by irrational fear. I think the logical conclusion is that if Putin slaughters his Slavic brothers, sisters, and cousins in Ukraine, then he can do it in Finland as well. Stubb said the country is well prepared for any attack after Russia threatened to retaliate if it joined NATO. The original article is on Business Insider. 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