The president and government of Finland announced Sunday that the previously neutral Nordic country intends to apply for membership in NATO.
is again being discussed despite dire warnings from Moscow about the consequences if its neighbor becomes part of NATO.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her country and others made clear during a dinner late Saturday that they would be willing to fast-track the national ratification process for Finland and Sweden.Ukraine for years expressed serious interest in joining the alliance of mostly European countries, while Russia has cast explicit demands that Ukraine should never do so. Here’s why Ukraine would have such a tough path to becoming the next member of NATO.
On the sidelines of the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met earlier Sunday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba to discuss the impact of the war and how to get Ukraine’s grain to international markets. Britain's top diplomat said NATO members would also discuss security issues beyond Europe during their meeting Sunday — a reference to growing unease among democratic nations about the rise of China.
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