Finnish ex-president Tarja Halonen claims that the Baltic states joined NATO because under the USSR they got used to a collective security system.
Finnish ex-president Tarja Halonen claims that the Baltic states joined NATO because under the USSR they got used to a collective security system.
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Clickbait title. Literally a paragraph prior states (translated by Google):
> According to Halonen, the Baltic countries were in a different position at the time. Small countries had been part of the Soviet Union and, according to Halonen, found it difficult to build a credible defense for themselves.
Which is the crux of the matter. NATO exists, because small countries wishing to avoid Russian oppression can not resist alone, it’s not possible, a joint defensive agreement is the only way to stay independent in the face of continuous and unrelenting Russian aggression. It’s not us “being used to” a so-called collective security system, it’s the only way.
>they got used to a collective security system.
That would be a flat out evil thing to say. It seems she didn’t exactly say that and the title is indeed clickbait.
I’m reporting this as misinformation.
Well considering how the *Collective Security Treaty Organisation* turned out, they probably did the right choice