For one “historic day” for NATOspoke o US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenreferring to accession of Finland in the North Atlantic Alliance.

“I’m tempted to say that maybe that’s the only thing we can thank Russian President Putin for, because he caused something that he clearly wanted to prevent,” said Anthony Blinken, attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels . Russia’s aggression has made many countries believe they need to do more to defend themselves and make sure they can deter potential Russian aggression in the future, Blinken added.

“This is truly a historic moment for the Alliance, for the Transatlantic Community and for the global community that strongly defends the basic principles of the UN Charter and strongly defends the security and stability of peace. This is truly a historic day because today we welcome Finland to the Alliance,” said the US Secretary of State.