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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that some of Belarus's ground attack aircraft have been upgraded so they can deliver nuclear weapons - the same day that Finland joins NATO

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Fighting raged in and around Bakhmut as Ukraine mocked Russian claims to have captured the administrative center of the eastern Ukrainian city, saying Russian forces had raised a victory flag over "some kind of toilet". Russia, which launched its invasion of its neighbor on Feb.

Country joins alliance in move Moscow says is an ‘encroachment on Russia’s security’

It comes as Finland has officially joined Nato, doubling the military alliance’s border with Russia

Fighting raged in and around Bakhmut as Ukraine mocked Russian claims to have captured the administrative centre of the eastern Ukrainian city, saying Russian forces had raised a victory flag over "some kind of toilet".

Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc's Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that drew a threat from Moscow of "counter-measures."

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