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"We can now declare that Finland is the 31st member of the North Atlantic treaty."
“我们现在可以正式宣布，芬兰成为了北大西洋公约的第31个成员国。”
Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday.
芬兰于本周二正式加入了北约军事联盟。
The country's foreign minister completed the accession process at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
该国外交部长在位于布鲁塞尔的北约总部完成了加入流程。
Here's the Finnish defense minister, Antti Kaikkonen,
芬兰国防部长安蒂·凯科宁发表了如下讲话：
"It is a big day for Finland. And it's say it's a win win situation it's good for NATO also.
“对于芬兰来说，这是个重要的日子。这是一个双赢的局面，对北约也有益处。
Our next goal of course is to get our good neighbor Sweden to the full membership."
我们的下一个目标当然是让我们的好邻居瑞典，也成为北约正式的成员国。”
Finland's accession roughly doubles the length of the border that NATO shares with Russia
芬兰的加入使北约与俄罗斯的边境线增加了一倍，
and bolsters its eastern flank as the war in Ukraine grinds on with no resolution in sight.
并在乌克兰战争仍在继续、看不到任何解决方案的情况下，加强了北约的东部侧翼。
Russia said on Monday it would strengthen its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions in response to Finland joining NATO.
俄罗斯方面于周一表态，将加强其在西部和西北部地区的军事能力，以回应芬兰加入北约。
Its defense minister Sergei Shoigu also said the move raised the prospect of the conflict in Ukraine escalating further.
俄罗斯国防部长谢尔盖·绍伊古也表示，芬兰加入北约可能会使得乌克兰冲突进一步升级。
The Ukrainian government hailed Finland's move, calling it, quote, 'the right choice.'
而乌克兰政府则对芬兰此举表示欢迎，称其为“正确的选择”。
