Russia warned Tuesday that it will take military and other steps to respond to its neighbor Finland joining NATO after decades of non-alignment. “As a result of NATO’s direct contact line with the Russian borders more than doubling, the situation in the Northern European region — previously one of the most stable in the world — has changed dramatically,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. Welcoming Finland as a new member, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg invoked President Vladimir Putin’s goals for invading Ukraine last year: