Most Finns are in favor of Alliance membership. More than 90% of Finnish army officers support membership.
The day before the majority of Finns – 84% – said they see Russia as a threat their country because of a full-scale war against Ukraine. У Finnish authorities will decide in the next few weeks whether the country should join NATO, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said today.
“A decision on NATO will be made in a few weeks,” Bloomberg quoted Blosberg as saying. Prime Minister of Finland.
She said she did not see the need for a decision on NATO to be taken at the same time as Sweden. Although she stressed that she wanted both countries to “make the same choice.” At the same time, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson plans to apply for NATO membership during the Alliance's summit on June 29-30.
Recall, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, if Finland or Sweden decide to apply for NATO membership, then can count on a positive response and the rapid accession process.
Meanwhile, The Times writes that Russia's mythical fear of expanding NATO's borders, which has led to military aggression against Ukraine, is coming true . Ironically, it was the Russian Federation that contributed to this. In the summer of 2022, Finland and Sweden intend to join the Alliance.
The Kremlin has traditionally responded to the aspirations of Finland and Sweden. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov thinks that NATO accession Finland and Sweden “ will not ensure security in Europe “. He did not say that the only country that violates security in Europe is Russia.
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Read more about Finland's renunciation of neutral status in the article by Alina Gritsenko “Finland is one step away from NATO membership: what will be the answer? Russia “.
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