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NATO membership would be a historic decision for Finland, which shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia. Atlantic Council's Northern Europe director ...

There will be no closed door for NATO," she said. And [because of] the ability to plan for Northern Europe's security in a comprehensive manner," said the Atlantic Council's Northern Europe director Anna Weislander. "Finland is already a security provider. "NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security. We have moved military installations… "We have prepared.

The statement by the president and prime minister comes a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited both Finland and Sweden to sign a military ...

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Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin make call after support in country for move trebles since Ukraine war.

Finland’s foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, told the European parliament on Thursday that accession to Nato would strengthen security in the region. It has only been invoked once in the organisation’s history, in response to the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks. Nordic media have previously said the two countries were likely to submit a joint application. Finland must apply for Nato membership as a matter of urgency.” “History being made by our northern neighbours,” she tweeted. A positive decision would then be presented to parliament for approval early next week.

HELSINKI: Finland's president and prime minister said on Thursday (May 12) their country must apply to join the NATO military alliance "without delay", ...

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The statement of support for NATO from President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin had been expected, after the Finnish government recently ...

It is widely acknowledged among NATO officials that Finland joining the alliance would be a significant boost in countering Russian aggression because of how seriously the country has historically treated its own security. European diplomats and security officials widely assume that Finland could join the alliance quickly once negotiations start, as it has been buying military hardware compatible with its Western allies, including the US, for decades and already meets many of the criteria for membership. Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay.

HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM — Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have been considering applying for membership of the Nato military alliance, ...

Russia and Finland share a 1,300-km border. Finland could, for instance, hold enhanced military exercises with Nato members during that time. Advertisement Other Nordic countries — Norway, Denmark and Iceland — joined the pact as founding members. Advertisement Advertisement

Finland has had a decades-long policy of military neutrality that would come to an end if it becomes a full member of the military alliance.

Finland has been reviewing its security policy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which showed the Kremlin is willing attack a neighboring nation. "Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay." "NATO membership would strengthen Finland's security" and that Finland's membership would in turn "strengthen the entire defence alliance."

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin Thursday expressed their approval for joining NATO, a move that would complete a major ...

Russia’s giant state-owned Gazprom said gas flowing to Europe through Ukraine was down 25% from the day before. Kherson is a Black Sea port with a population of about 300,000 and provides access to fresh water for neighboring Crimea. Russian forces captured it early in the war. The European Union, as part of its announced effort to punish Russia for its 11-week invasion of Ukraine, is looking to end its considerable reliance on Russian energy to heat homes and fuel industries. “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. The leaders said they came to their decision after allowing time for Finland’s Parliament and the public to consider the matter, and to consult with NATO and neighboring Sweden. Officials in Sweden are expected to consider their own possible NATO application in the coming days. “NATO membership would strengthen Finland’s security.

HELSINKI — Nordic governments have set about deepening regional defense cooperation against the backdrop of the very real expectation that non-aligned ...

We are in the process of deepening our operational cooperation that will enable us to improve our interoperability, deterrence and territorial defense,” the statement said. These are some of the benefits of NATO membership if we decide to join,” said Hultqvist. “The Prime Minister and President of Finland have sent a clear message. We hope that the steps at a national level that are still needed to make this decision possible will be taken rapidly over coming days,” the joint statement continued. “Now that the moment of decision-making is near, we state our shared views. Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint announcement on Thursday backing NATO membership.

Finland has angered Moscow by saying it will apply to join the Western defence alliance Nato "without delay". . Read more at straitstimes.com.

However, losing most of the gas supply would mean industry giants like Neste and Metsa and also other companies in forestry, chemical and food industries would need to find alternative energy sources or adapt their production. If Russian gas supply is reduced or cut, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania might have to curtail demand, European gas operator network ENTSOG said in their summer outlook in April. The majority of gas used in Finland comes from Russia but gas only accounts for some 5 per cent of the country's annual energy consumption.

Russia will respond to Finland joining NATO with “military-technical” retaliatory measures, Moscow warned Thursday. “Finland's accession to NATO will cause ...

“Finland’s accession to NATO will cause serious damage to bilateral Russian-Finnish relations,” the Russian foreign ministry wrote in a statement. “Finland’s accession to NATO certainly threatens Russia’s security, and will entail Russia elaborating measures to ensure its security,” Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference Thursday, according to Russia’s state-owned RIA news agency. “Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps, both of a military-technical and other nature, in order to stop the threats to its national security that arise in this regard,” the Russian foreign ministry said.

Move will dramatically improve security of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, say foreign ministers.